Peptides and compounds that bind to the IL-1 receptor

ABSTRACT

Peptides that bind to the interleukin-1 type I receptor (IL-1RtI) can be used to assay the amount of IL-1R, or an IL-1R agonist or antagonist, in a sample and comprise a sequence of amino acids selected from the group consisting of (1) WXXXGZ 1  W where Z 1  is L, I, A, or Q; (2) XXQZ 5  YZ 6  XX where Z 5  is P or Aze where Aze is azetidine; and Z 6  is S, A, V, or L; and (3) Z 23  NZ 24  SZ 25  Z 26  Z 27  Z 28  Z 29  Z 30  L where Z 23  is D or Y; Z 24  is D or S; Z 25  is S or W; Z 26  is S or Y; Z 27  is D or V; Z 28  is S or W; Z 29  is F or L; and Z 30  is D or L; and where each amino acid is indicated by standard one letter abbreviation; and each X can be selected from any one of the 20 genetically coded L-amino acids or the stereoisomeric D-amino acids. Also provided are peptides which bind to the IL-1RtI, which are 11 to 40 amino acids in length, which comprise the core sequence of amino acids: 
     
         Z.sub.31 XWZ.sub.32 Z.sub.33 Z.sub.34 Z.sub.35 Z.sub.36 QZ.sub.37 Z.sub.38 
    
     where each letter represents the standard one letter abbreviation for an amino acid or an analog thereof; X is selected from the group of natural or unnatural amino acids; Z 37  is a natural or unnatural cyclic amino acid; Z 31  is selected from phenylalanine and acetylated phenylalanine; Z 32  is a natural or unnatural amino acid; Z 33  is selected from proline and pipecolic acid; Z 34  is selected from glycine, d-alanine, d-valine, sarcosine and aminoisobutyric acid; Z 35  is a natural or unnatural amino acid and Z 36  is selected from tyrosine, phosphotyrosine, phenylalanine and tryptophan; and Z 38  is selected from tyrosinamide and substituted tyrosinamide.

CROSS-REFERENCE

This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application No. 08/383,474, filed Feb. 1, 1995, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application No. 08/190,788, filed on Feb. 2, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,608,035 each of which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides peptides and compounds that bind the interleukin 1 receptor (IL-1R), methods for assaying interleukin 1 (IL-1), and methods for inhibiting the binding of IL-1 to the IL-1R. The invention has application in the fields of biochemistry and medicinal chemistry and particularly provides IL-1 antagonists for use in the treatment of human disease.

IL-1 is a polypeptide hormone, a cytokine, that exists in various forms, the genes for two of which, IL-1α and IL-1β, have been cloned. Unless otherwise noted, "IL-1" refers to either or both IL-1α and IL-1β. These two genes are both located in chromosome 2; each gene contains 7 exons, and the two genes are homologous in a region of the sixth exon. Both IL-1α and IL-1β initially exist as 31 kD precursors but are processed by proteases to produce the amino terminus of the 17.5 kD mature proteins. Receptors for IL-1 recognize the α and β forms, and both forms have similar biological properties. See Dinarello (1991) Blood 77(8):1627-1652, incorporated herein by reference.

The biological properties of IL-1 include mediating many immunological and inflammatory responses to infection and tissue injury. Because of the role of IL-1 in these important processes, the therapeutic benefits of IL-1 and derivatives of IL-1 have been extensively studied. See U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,075,288 and 5,077,219, incorporated herein by reference. Inappropriate production or response to IL-1 plays a role in many chronic inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease, encephalitis, glomerulonephritis, and respiratory distress syndrome. See Bender and Lee (1989) Ann. Rep. Med. Chem. 25:185-193; and U.S. Pat. No. 5,075,222, particularly columns 1 to 3, each of which is incorporated herein by reference.

Because of the important biological properties of IL-1, IL-1 inhibitors have been extensively studied, as reviewed in Larrick (1989) Immunol. Today 10 (2):61-66, incorporated herein by reference. IL-1 inhibitors include the naturally occurring IL-1ra protein and soluble IL-1 receptor, as well as derivatives of IL-1α and IL-1β produced by recombinant DNA technology, as discussed in Dinarello, supra. See also PCT patent publication Nos. 91/08285, published Jun. 13, 1991, and 91/02127, published Nov. 14, 1991, incorporated herein by reference.

In similar fashion, scientists have studied the IL-1R, as reviewed in Dower and Urdal (1987) Immunol. Today 8(2):46-51, incorporated herein by reference. Two distinct naturally occurring types of the IL-1R are known to exist, and the corresponding genes have been cloned and expressed, as reported in Dower et al., (1990) J. Clin. Immunol. 10 (6):289-299; PCT patent publication No. 91/00742; U.S. Pat. No. 4,968,607, and McMahon et al.,(1991) EMBO J. 10(10):2821-2832, each of which is incorporated herein by reference. The type I receptor (IL-1RtI) is 80 kD in size, while the type II receptor (IL-1RtII) is 60 kD in size. A number of studies regarding whether IL-1RtI and IL-1RtII have different affinities for ligands have been conducted; see Slack et al. (1993) J. Biol. Chem. 268:2513-2524 and Hannum et al., (1990) Nature 343:336-340.

The availability of cloned genes for IL-1RtI and IL1RtII, including a soluble IL-1RtI derivative, facilitates the search for agonists and antagonists of these important receptors. The availability of the recombinant receptor protein allows the study of receptor-ligand interaction in a variety of random and semi-random peptide diversity generation systems. These systems include the "peptides on plasmids" system described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,270,170, the "peptides on phage" system described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 718,577, filed Jun. 20, 1991, and in Cwirla et al., (1990) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 87:6378-6382, and the "very large scale immobilized polymer synthesis" system described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,143,854; PCT patent publication No. 90/15070, published Dec. 13, 1990; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 624,120, filed Dec. 6, 1990; Fodor et al., Feb. 15, 1991, Science 251:767-773; Dower and Fodor (1991) Ann. Rep. Med. Chem. 26 :271-180; and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 805,727, filed Dec. 6, 1991; each of the foregoing patent applications and publications is incorporated herein by reference.

There remains a need, however, for compounds that bind to or otherwise interact with the IL-1R, both for studies of the important biological activities mediated by this receptor and for treatment of disease. The present invention provides such compounds.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In one embodiment, the invention provides compounds that bind to IL-1RtI. These compounds generally comprise a molecular weight less than about 3000 Daltons, a binding affinity to an interleukin type I receptor as expressed by an IC50 standard of no more than about 2.5 mM. Further, the binding of the compound to the IL-1 receptor is competitively inhibited by a second compound having from seven to forty amino acids in length, which comprises a core sequence of amino acids XXQZ₅ YZ₆ XX where X can be selected from any one of the 20 genetically coded L-amino acids; Z₅ is P or Aze where Aze is azetidine; and Z₆ is S, A, V, or L (SEQ ID NO:6); or a sequence of amino acids WXXXGZ₁ W where each amino acid is indicated by standard one letter abbreviation; each X can be selected from any one of the 20 genetically coded L-amino acids; and Z₁ is L, I, A, or Q (SEQ ID NO:1). In an alternative embodiment, the binding of the compound to the IL-1 type I receptor is competitively inhibited by a compound of 11 to 40 amino acids in length that binds to the interleukin-1 type I receptor and comprises a core sequence of amino acids Z₂₃ NZ₂₄ Z₃₉ Z₂₅ Z₂₆ Z₂₇ Z₂₈ Z₂₉ Z₃₀ Z₄₀, where Z₂₃ is D or Y; Z₂₄ is D, S or T; Z₃₉ is S, T or A; Z₂₅ is S or W; Z₂₆ is S or Y; Z₂₇ is D, Q, E or V; Z₂₈ is N, S, K, H or W; Z₂₉ is F or L; Z₃₀ is D, N, S or L; and Z₄₀ is L, I, Q, M or A (SEQ ID NO:16).

In a further embodiment, peptides are seven to forty or more amino acid residues in length, preferably seven to twenty-five amino acid residues in length, and comprise a core sequence of amino acids WXXXGZ₁ W where each amino acid is indicated by the standard one letter abbreviation; each X can be selected from any one of the 20 genetically coded L-amino acids or the stereoisomeric D-amino acids; and Z₁ is L, I, A, or Q (SEQ ID NO:1). More preferably, the core sequence of amino acids will comprise WZ₂ XXGZ₁ W where X can be selected from any one of the 20 genetically coded L-amino acids; Z₁ is L, I, A, or Q; and Z₂ is D, G, N, S, or T (SEQ ID NO:2). In a more preferred embodiment, the core sequence of amino acids will comprise WZ₂ Z₃ Z₄ GZ₁ W where Z₁ is L, I, A, or Q; Z₂ is D, G, N, S, or T; Z₃, is D, E, H, M, N, Q, R, S, T, or V; and Z₄ is A, D, F, H, K, N, Q, R, T, or Y (SEQ ID NO:3). Most preferably, the core sequence of amino acids comprise WZ₂ Z₃ Z₄ GZ₁ W where Z₁ is L or I; Z₂ is D, S, or T; Z₃ is D, E, or T; and Z₄ is D, H, N, R, or T (SEQ ID NO:4). An especially preferred embodiment is one having the substitution patterns just described, but comprising 8, 10, or 12 amino acid residues. An especially preferred peptide has the sequence SWDTRGLWVE (SEQ ID NO:5).

According to another embodiment, the peptides are eight to forty or more amino acid residues in length, preferably eight to twenty-five amino acid residues in length, and comprise a core sequence of amino acids XXQZ₅ YZ₆ XX where X can be selected from any one of the 20 genetically coded L-amino acids or the stereoisomeric D-amino acids or unnatural amino acids; Z₅ is P or Aze where Aze (or J) is azetidine; and Z₆ is S, A, V, or L (SEQ ID NO:6). More preferably, the sequence of amino acids will comprise Z₇ XQZ₅ YZ₆ XX where X can be selected from any one of the 20 genetically coded L-amino acids; Z₅ is P or J; Z₆ is S, A, V, or L; and Z₇ is Y, W, or F (SEQ ID NO:7). In a more preferred embodiment, the core sequence of amino acids will comprise Z₇ Z₈ QZ₅ YZ₆ Z₉ Z₁₀ where Z₅ is P or Aze where Aze is azetidine; Z₆ is S, A, V, or L; Z₇ is Y, W, or F; Z₈ is E, F, V, W, or Y; Z₉ is M, F, V, R, Q, K, T, S, D, L, I, or E; and Z₁₀ is E, L, W, V, H, I, G, A, D, L, Y, N, Q or P (SEQ ID NO:8). More preferably, Z₉ is V, L, I, or E; and Z₁₀ is Q or P. Most preferably, the core peptide will comprise a sequence of amino acids Z₁₁ Z₇ Z₈ QZ₅ YZ₆ Z₉ Z₁₀, where Z₈ is Y, W or F; and Z₁₁ is V, L, I, E, P, G, Y, M, T, or, D (SEQ ID NO:9).

Preferred peptides include FEWTPGYWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:331), FEWTPGYWQJYALPL (SEQ ID NO:356), FEWTPGWYQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:402), FEWTPGWYQJYALPL (SEQ ID NO:400), FEWTPGYYQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:403) and FEWTPGYYQJYALPL (SEQ ID NO:358).

An especially preferred embodiment is one having the substitution patterns just described, but comprising 21 amino acid residues. Particularly preferred is the peptide comprising the sequence of amino acids

Z₁₂ Z₁₃ Z₁₄ Z₁₅ Z₁₆ Z₁₇ Z₁₈ Z₁₉ Z₂₀ Z₂₁ Z₂₂ Z₁₁ Z₇ Z₈ QZ₅ YZ₆ Z₉ Z₁₀ L, where Z₈ is Y, W or F; Z₁₁ is V, L, I, E, P, G, Y, M, T, or, D; Z₁₂ is A, D, E, F, G, K, Q, S, T, V, or Y; Z₁₃ is A, D, G, I, N, P, S, T, V, or W; Z₁₄ is A, D, G, L, N, P, S, T, W, or Y; Z₁₅ is A, D, E, F, L, N, R, V, or Y; Z₁₆ is A, D, E, Q, R, S, or T; Z₁₇ is H, I, L, P, S, T, or, W; Z₁₈ is A, E, F, K, N, Q, R, S, or Y; Z₁₉ is D, E, F, Q, R, T, or W; Z₂₀ is A, D, P, S, T, or W; Z₂₁ is A, D, G, K, N, Q, S, or T; and Z₂₂ is A, E, L, P, S, T, V or Y (SEQ ID NO:10). More preferably, Z₈ is Y, W or F; Z₁₁, is V, L, I, E, P, G, Y, M, T, or, D; Z₁₂ is D, E, Q, S, T, V, or Y; Z₁₃ is A, D, G, I, N, S, T or V; Z₁₄ is A, G, L, N, P, S, T, or Y; Z₁₅ is D, E, F, L, V, or Y; Z₁₆ is D, R, S or T; Z₁₇ is H, P, S, or W; Z₁₈ is E, F, N, R, Q, or S; Z₁₉ is D, E, F, Q, or W; Z₂₀ is S, T, or W; Z₂₁ is D, G, K, N, Q, S, or T; and Z₂₂ is A, E, P, S, or Y (SEQ ID NO:298).

Particularly preferred peptides include TANVSSFEWTPGYWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:11); SWTDYGYWQPYALPISGL (SEQ ID NO:12); ETPFTWEESNAYYWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:13); ENTYSPNWADSMYWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:14); SVGEDHNFWTSEYWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:15); and DGYDRWRQSGERYWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:16).

In a related embodiment, the present invention also provides peptides which bind to IL-1RtI, which are fourteen to forty or more amino acid residues in length, preferably fourteen to twenty-five amino acid residues in length, and which comprise a core amino acid sequence FTWEESNAYYWQJY-NH₂ (SEQ ID NO:313).

According to another embodiment, the invention provides peptides which bind to IL-1RtI, which are seven to forty or more amino acid residues in length, preferably seven to twenty-five amino acid residues in length, and which comprise a core sequence of amino acids

Z₂₃ NZ₂₄ SZ₂₅ Z₂₆ Z₂₇ Z₂₈ Z₂₉ Z₃₀ L where Z₂₃ is D or Y; Z₂₄ is D or S; Z₂₅ is S or W; Z₂₆ is S or Y; Z₂₇ is D or V; Z ₂₈ is S or W; Z₂₉ is F or L; and Z₃₀ is D or L (SEQ ID NO:325).

A further embodiment of the present invention provides peptides which bind to the IL-1RtI, which are 11 to 40 amino acids in length, which comprise the core sequence of amino acids Z₃₁ XWZ₃₂ Z₃₃ Z₃₄ Z₃₅ Z₃₆ QZ₃₇ Z₃₈, where each letter represents the standard one letter abbreviation for an amino acid or an analog thereof; X is selected from the group of natural or unnatural amino acids; Z₃₁ is selected from phenylalanine, acetylated phenylalanine, tyrosine, acetylated tyrosine, 1-naphthylalanine ("1Nap"), acetylated 1-naphthylalanine ("Ac1Nap"), p-benzoyl-L-phenylalanine ("Bpa") and acetylated p-benzoyl-L-phenylalanine ("AcBpa"); Z₃₂ is a natural or unnatural amino acid; Z₃₃ is selected from proline and pipecolic acid which is represented by Pec; Z₃₄ is selected from glycine, d-alanine, d-valine, sarcosine, and aminoisobutyric acid, represented by Sar and Aib, respectively; Z₃₅ is a natural or unnatural amino acid; Z₃₆ is selected from tyrosine, phosphotyrosine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, 1-naphthylalanine and p-benzoyl-L-phenylalanine; Z₃₇ is selected from proline or azetidine, represented as J; and Z₃₈ is selected from tyrosine, tyrosinamide, substituted tyrosinamide and p-benzoyl-L-phenylalanine.

More preferred are those peptides wherein Z₃₂ is selected from alanine, threonine and valine; and Z₃₅ and Z₃₆ are selected independently from the group consisting of tyrosine, phosphotyrosine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, 1-naphthylalanine and p-benzoyl-L-phenylalanine.

Particularly preferred peptides are those selected from the group consisting of the following peptides and amides and esters thereof: FEWTPGYWQPY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:315); FEWTPGYWQJY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:316); FEWTPGWYQJY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:317); AcFEWTPGWYQJY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:318); FEWTPGW-pY-QJY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:319); FAWTPGYWQJY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:320); FEWAPGYWQJY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:321); FEWVPGYWQJY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:322); FEWTPGYWQJY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:323); AcFEWTPGYWQJY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:324); FEWTPaWYQJY-NH2; FEWTP-Sar-WYQJY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:326); FEWTPGYYQPY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:327); FEWTPGWWQPY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:328); FEWTPNYWQPY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:329); FEWTPvYWQJY-NH2; FEWT-Pec-GYWQJY-NH₂ (SEQ ID NO:347); FEWTP-Aib-YWQJY-NH₂ (SEQ ID NO:348); FEWT-Sar-GYWQJY-NH₂ (SEQ ID NO:349); FEWTPGYWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:331); FEWTPGYYQJ-Bpa-NH₂ (SEQ ID NO:404); AcFEWTPGYYQJ-Bpa-NH₂ (SEQ ID NO:361), FEWTPGY-Bpa-QJY-NH₂ (SEQ ID NO:360); AcFEWTPGY-Bpa-QJY-NH₂ (SEQ ID NO:362); FEWTPG-Bpa-YQJY-NH₂ (SEQ ID NO:363); AcFEWTPG-Bpa-YQJY-NH₂ (SEQ ID NO:364); Bpa-EWTPGYYQJY-NH₂ (SEQ ID NO:365); AcBpa-EWTPGYYQJY-NH₂ (SEQ ID NO:366); 1Nap-EWTPGYYQJY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:367); YEWTPGYYQJY-NH₂ (SEQ ID NO:368); FEWVPGYYQJY-NH₂ (SEQ ID NO:369); FEWTPsYYQJY-NH₂ and FEWTPnYYQJY-NH₂ ; where AcF is acetylated phenylalanine, Y-NH2 is tyrosinamide, -pY- is phosphotyrosine, -Sar- is sarcosine, -Pec- is pipecolic acid, -Aib- is aminoisobutyric acid, 1Nap is 1-naphthylalanine, Bpa is p-benzoyl-L-phenylalanine and AcBpa is acetylated p-benzoyl-L-phenylalanine.

The present invention also provides conjugates of these peptides and derivatives and peptidomimetics of the peptides that retain the property of IL-1RtI binding but, by virtue of the conjugated compound, act either as an agonist or antagonist of IL-1RtI or direct a cytotoxic or other therapeutic agent to cells that express IL-1RtI.

The compounds described herein are useful for the prevention and treatment of diseases involving improper production of or response to IL-1 utilizing the novel compounds of the invention. Thus, the present invention also provides a method of treatment, wherein a patient having a disorder that is susceptible to treatment with an IL-1 inhibitor receives, or is administered, a therapeutically effective dose or amount of a compound of the present invention.

The invention also provides for pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more of the compounds described herein and a physiologically acceptable carrier. These pharmaceutical compositions can be in a variety of forms including oral dosage forms, as well as injectable and infusible solutions. The present invention also provides conjugates of these peptides and derivatives and peptidomimetics of the peptides that retain the property of IL-1RtI binding but, by virtue of the conjugated compound, act either as an agonist or antagonist of IL-1RtI or direct a cytotoxic or other therapeutic agent to cells that express IL-1RtI.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT I. Definitions and General Parameters

The following definitions are set forth to illustrate and define the meaning and scope of the various terms used to describe the invention herein.

"Pharmaceutically acceptable salts" refer to the non-toxic alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, and ammonium salts commonly used in the pharmaceutical industry including the sodium, potassium, lithium, calcium, magnesium, barium, ammonium, and protamine zinc salts, which are prepared by methods well known in the art. The term also includes non-toxic acid addition salts, which are generally prepared by reacting the compounds of this invention with a suitable organic or inorganic acid. Representative salts include the hydrochloride, hydrobromide, sulfate, bisulfate, acetate, oxalate, valerate, oleate, laurate, borate, benzoate, lactate, phosphate, tosylate, citrate, maleate, fumarate, succinate, tartrate, napsylate, and the like.

"Pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt" refers to those salts which retain the biological effectiveness and properties of the free bases and which are not biologically or otherwise undesirable, formed with inorganic acids such as hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid and the like, and organic acids such as acetic acid, propionic acid, glycolic acid, pyruvic acid, oxalic acid, malic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, benzoic acid, cinnamic acid, mandelic acid, menthanesulfonic acid, ethanesulfonic acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid, salicylic acid and the like. For a description of pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts as prodrugs, see Bundgaard, H., ed., (1985) Design of Prodrugs, Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam.

"Pharmaceutically acceptable ester" refers to those esters which retain, upon hydrolysis of the ester bond, the biological effectiveness and properties of the carboxylic acid or alcohol and are not biologically or otherwise undesirable. For a description of pharmaceutically acceptable esters as prodrugs, see Bundgaard, H., ed., (1985) Design of Prodrugs, Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam. These esters are typically formed from the corresponding carboxylic acid and an alcohol. Generally, ester formation can be accomplished via conventional synthetic techniques. (See, e.g., March Advanced Organic Chemistry, 3rd Ed., John Wiley & Sons, New York (1985) p. 1157 and references cited therein, and Mark et al. Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, John Wiley & Sons, New York (1980).) The alcohol component of the ester will generally comprise (i) a C₂ -C₁₂ aliphatic alcohol that can or can not contain one or more double bonds and can or can not contain branched carbon chains or (ii) a C₇ -C₁₂ aromatic or heteroaromatic alcohols. This invention also contemplates the use of those compositions which are both esters as described herein and at the same time are the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof.

"Pharmaceutically acceptable amide" refers to those amides which retain, upon hydrolysis of the amide bond, the biological effectiveness and properties of the carboxylic acid or amine and are not biologically or otherwise undesirable. For a description of pharmaceutically acceptable amides as prodrugs. See Bundgaard, H., supra. These amides are typically formed from the corresponding carboxylic acid and an amine. Generally, amide formation can be accomplished via conventional synthetic techniques. (See, e.g., March Advanced Organic Chemistry, 3rd Ed., John Wiley & Sons, New York (1985) p. 1152 and Mark et al. Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, John Wiley & Sons, New York (1980).) This invention also contemplates the use of those compositions which are both amides as described herein and at the same time are the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof.

"Pharmaceutically or therapeutically acceptable carrier" refers to a carrier medium which does not interfere with the effectiveness of the biological activity of the active ingredients and which is not toxic to the host or patient.

"Stereoisomer" refers to a chemical compound having the same molecular weight, chemical composition, and constitution as another, but with the atoms grouped differently. That is, certain identical chemical moieties are at different orientations in space and, therefore, when pure, has the ability to rotate the plane of polarized light. However, some pure stereoisomers may have an optical rotation that is so slight that it is undetectable with present instrumentation. The compounds of the instant invention may have one or more asymmetrical carbon atoms and therefore include various stereoisomers. All stereoisomers are included within the scope of the invention.

"Therapeutically- or pharmaceutically-effective amount" as applied to the compositions of the instant invention refers to the amount of composition sufficient to induce a desired biological result. That result can be alleviation of the signs, symptoms, or causes of a disease, or any other desired alteration of a biological system. In the present invention, the result will typically involve a decrease in the immunological and/or inflammatory responses to infection or tissue injury.

Amino acid residues in peptides are abbreviated as follows: Phenylalanine is Phe or F; Leucine is Leu or L; Isoleucine is Ile or I; Methionine is Met or M; Valine is Val or V; Serine is Ser or S; Proline is Pro or P; Threonine is Thr or T; Alanine is Ala or A; Tyrosine is Tyr or Y; Histidine is His or H; Glutamine is Gln or Q; Asparagine is Asn or N; Lysine is Lys or K; Aspartic Acid is Asp or D; Glutamic Acid is Glu or E; Cysteine is Cys or C; Tryptophan is Trp or W; Arginine is Arg or R; and Glycine is Gly or G. Amino acids acetylated at the amino group will possess the prefix "Ac". Thus, acetylated phenylalanine will be represented by AcF. Similarly, carboxamide amino acids will possess the suffix "NH₂ ".

In addition to peptides consisting only of naturally-occurring amino acids, peptidomimetics or peptide analogs are also provided. Peptide analogs are commonly used in the pharmaceutical industry as non-peptide drugs with properties analogous to those of the template peptide. These types of non-peptide compound are termed "peptide mimetics" or "peptidomimetics" (Fauchere, J. (1986) Adv. Drug Res. 15:29; Veber and Freidinger (1985) TINS p.392; and Evans et al. (1987) J. Med. Chem. 30:1229, which are incorporated herein by reference). Peptide mimetics that are structurally similar to therapeutically useful peptides may be used to produce an equivalent or enhanced therapeutic or prophylactic effect. Generally, peptidomimetics are structurally similar to a paradigm polypeptide (i.e., a polypeptide that has a biological or pharmacological activity), such as naturally-occurring receptor-binding polypeptide, but have one or more peptide linkages optionally replaced by a linkage selected from the group consisting of: --CH₂ NH--, --CH₂ S--, --CH₂ --CH₂ --, --CH═CH-- (cis and trans), --COCH₂ --, --CH(OH)CH₂ --, and --CH₂ SO--, by methods known in the art and further described in the following references: Spatola, A. F. in CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF AMINO ACIDS, PEPTIDES, AND PROTEINS, B. Weinstein, eds., Marcel Dekker, New York, p. 267 (1983); Spatola, A. F., Vega Data (March 1983), Vol. 1, Issue 3, Peptide Backbone Modifications (general review); Morley, Trends Pharm Sci (1980) pp. 463-468 (general review); Hudson, D. et al., (1979) Int J Pept Prot Res 14:177-185 (--CH₂ NH--, CH₂ CH₂ --); Spatola et al., (1986) Life Sci 38:1243-1249 (--CH₂ --S); Hann (1982) J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. I 307-314 (--CH--CH--, cis and trans); Almquist et al., (1980) J Med Chem 23:1392-1398 (--COCH₂ --); Jennings-White et al., (1982) Tetrahedron Lett 23:2533 (--COCH₂ --); Szelke et al., (1982) European Appln. EP 45665 CA: 97:39405 (1982) (--CH(OH)CH₂ --); Holladay et al., (1983) Tetrahedron Lett 24:4401-4404 (--C(OH)CH₂ --); and Hruby (1982) Life Sci 31:189-199 (--CH₂ --S--); each of which is incorporated herein by reference. A particularly preferred non-peptide linkage is --CH₂ NH--. Such peptide mimetics may have significant advantages over polypeptide embodiments, including, for example: more economical production, greater chemical stability, enhanced pharmacological properties (half-life, absorption, potency, efficacy, etc.), altered specificity (e.g., a broad-spectrum of biological activities), reduced antigenicity, and others. Labeling of peptidomimetics usually involves covalent attachment of one or more labels, directly or through a spacer (e.g., an amide group), to non-interfering position(s) on the peptidomimetic that are predicted by quantitative structure-activity data and/or molecular modeling. Such non-interfering positions generally are positions that do not form direct contacts with the macromolecules(s) (e.g., immunoglobulin superfamily molecules) to which the peptidomimetic binds to produce the therapeutic effect. Derivitization (e.g., labeling) of peptidomimetics should not substantially interfere with the desired biological or pharmacological activity of the peptidomimetic. Generally, peptidomimetics of receptor-binding peptides bind to the receptor with high affinity and possess detectable biological activity (i.e., are agonistic or antagonistic to one or more receptor-mediated phenotypic changes). Abbreviations of some of the nonnatural amino acids or amino acid analogs, used herein, include "Aib" for aminoisobutyric acid, "Sar" for sarcosine, "Pec" for pipecolic acid, "1Nap" for 1-naphthylalanine, and "Bpa" for p-benzoyl-L-phenylalanine.

Systematic substitution of one or more amino acids of a consensus sequence with a D-amino acid of the same type (e.g., D-lysine in place of L-lysine) may be used to generate more stable peptides. In addition, constrained peptides comprising a consensus sequence or a substantially identical consensus sequence variation may be generated by methods known in the art (Rizo and Gierasch (1992) Ann. Rev. Biochem. 61:387, incorporated herein by reference); for example, by adding internal cysteine residues capable of forming intramolecular disulfide bridges which cyclize the peptide. Such D-amino acids are abbreviated by the lower case single letter abbreviations previously described herein, e.g., where "A" represents L-alanine and "a" represents D-alanine.

II. Overview

The present invention provides compounds that bind to the IL-1RtI. These compounds include "lead" peptide compounds and "derivative" compounds constructed so as to have the same or similar molecular structure or shape as the lead compounds but that differ from the lead compounds either with respect to susceptibility to hydrolysis or proteolysis and/or with respect to other biological properties, such as increased affinity for the receptor. The present invention also provides compositions comprising an effective IL-1RtI binding, IL-1 blocking compound, and more particularly a compound, that is useful for treating disorders associated with the overexpression of IL-1.

In general, the peptides of the present invention will have strong binding properties to the Interleukin-1 type I receptor ("IL-1RtI"). Specifically, the peptides will be characterized as having a binding affinity to IL-1RtI as measured by an IC50 of about 2.5 mM or less, typically, about 100 μM or less, and preferably, 20 μM or less. Additionally, the peptides of the present invention may be relatively small. Typically, the peptides have a molecular weight of less than about 5000 kilodaltons, and preferably, less than about 3000 kilodaltons.

III. Random Peptide Diversity Generating Systems

Initial lead peptide compounds were identified using random peptide diversity generating systems including the "peptides on phage" and "peptides on plasmids" systems discussed above and described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,270,170, and co-pending U.S. application Ser. Nos. 718,577, and 07/847,567, filed Mar. 5, 1992. The random peptides were designed to be eight to twelve amino acid residues in length, and one system employed fixed cysteine residues at each end of the random peptide to facilitate the formation of cyclic peptides. To generate the collection of oligonucleotides that encode the random peptides, the codon motif (NNK)x, where N was nucleotide A, C, G, or T (equimolar; depending on the methodology employed, other nucleotides can be employed), K is G or T (equimolar), and x was 6 (for the cyclic library--the other two terminal codons were cysteine codons), 8, 10, or 12; was used in the synthesis of the oligonucleotides. Those of skill in the art will recognize that the NNK motif encodes all of the amino acids, encodes only one stop codon, and reduces codon bias. There are 32 possible codons resulting from the NNK motif: 1 for each of 12 amino acids, 2 for each of 5 amino acids, 3 for each of 3 amino acids, and only one of the three stop codons.

In these initial systems, the random peptides were presented as part of a fusion protein comprising either the pIII or pVIII coat protein of a phage fd derivative (peptides on phage) or the lac repressor DNA binding protein (peptides on plasmids). The fusion proteins, along with the DNA encoding the fusion proteins, were "panned" on immobilized IL-1RtI. The panning process involved multiple rounds of incubating the fusion proteins with the immobilized receptor, collecting the fusion proteins that bound to the receptor (along with the accompanying DNA), and amplifying the fusion proteins collected.

Typically after three rounds of panning, the fusion proteins and accompanying DNA were isolated and cultured to produce fusion protein preparations for an ELISA to determine if the fusion protein bound specifically to the receptor. This assay was carried out similarly to the panning, except that after removing unbound fusion proteins, the wells were treated with rabbit anti-phage antibody (or with anti-lac antibody for the peptides on plasmids system), then with alkaline phosphatase-conjugated goat anti-rabbit antibody, and then the amount of alkaline phosphatase in each well was determined by standard methods. By comparing test wells with control wells (no receptor), one can determine whether the fusion proteins bind to the receptor specifically. Fusion proteins found to bind specifically to the receptor were then tested in an IL-1α blocking assay. The blocking assay was carried out in similar fashion to the ELISA , except that IL-1α was added to the wells before the fusion protein (the control wells were of two types: (1) no receptor; and (2) no IL-1α). Fusion proteins for which the binding to the receptor was blocked by IL-1α contain peptides in the random peptide portion that are preferred compounds of the invention.

Several forms of the Type I IL-1 receptor were used in the panning and ELISA procedures and IC₅₀ determinations. For example, radiolabelled monovalent receptor was prepared by expressing soluble receptor fused with the 7 amino acid substrate sequence for protein kinase A. The receptor was then labelled using protein kinase A and ³³ P or ³² P-ATP. See, Li, B. L., et al., Creation of phosphorylation sites in proteins: construction of a phosphorylatable human interferon alpha, Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. 86(2):558-562. Additionally, an immobilized receptor useful in the panning and ELISA procedures was produced in recombinant host cells in a truncated form comprising the complete extracellular domain (as determined by hydrophobicity studies) of IL-1RtI (amino acids 1 to 336 of the sequence reported by Chua and Gubler, 1989, Nuc. Acids Res. 17(23):10114, incorporated herein by reference). This truncated receptor molecule can be produced in a variety of different forms and host cells. One useful form of the receptor is constructed by expressing the receptor as a soluble protein in baculovirus transformed host cells using standard methods; another useful form is constructed with a signal peptide for protein secretion and for glycophospholipid membrane anchor attachment (this form of anchor attachment is called "PIG-tailing;" see Caras and Weddell (1989) Science 243:1196-1198, and Lin et al., (1990) Science 249:677-679, each of which is incorporated herein by reference). Using the latter system, one can cleave the receptor from the surface of the cells expressing the receptor and collect the cleaved receptor quite easily.

Several bivalent forms of the receptor were also prepared for use in the identification of peptides capable of interacting with the Il-1 receptor. A bivalent receptor-antibody complex was generated by mixing ³³ P labeled receptor with an anti-IL-1RtI antibody followed by the addition of excess unlabeled receptor. Similarly, a bivalent receptor was obtained by mixing an excess of the receptor with ¹²⁵ I labeled antibody, and then purifying the receptor by passing it over an Ab179 column (if one is using the PIG-tailed form of the receptor, then one can use an antibody that binds to the HPAP residue that remains attached to the receptor after secretion and cleavage). Another bivalent receptor was constructed by linking the extracellular portion of the Type I IL-1R through its C-terminus to the Fc portion of a human IgG molecule.

The recombinant receptor protein was immobilized using the following methodology. Microtiter plates were coated with an anti-IL-1RtI antibody that does not block IL-1α binding to IL-1RtI and then the wells containing the immobilized receptor were treated with bovine serum albumin (BSA) to block non-specific binding. The receptor was added to the coated wells of the microtiter plate, which were then washed to remove unbound receptor.

Often, the receptor was added only to alternate rows of the microtiter plate; the BSA-blocked wells in the "blank" rows served as useful negative controls to determine whether a receptor-specific reaction was creating the observed results. Fusion protein preparations were then added to the wells and incubated to allow binding to the receptor to occur; then, the wells were washed to remove unbound fusion proteins.

With the above systems, a number of different fusion proteins were discovered that bind to the IL-1RtI, but that binding did not appear to be blocked by IL-1α at a concentration of about 12 μM. The DNA encoding the fusion proteins that bound to the receptor was sequenced to determine the sequence of the random peptide that the fusion proteins contained. These peptides, together with similar peptides isolated using different libraries (discussed below) are shown in Table 1, below.

                  TABLE 1                                                          ______________________________________                                         Fusion Protein                                                                               Random Peptide Sequence                                          ______________________________________                                         R1            WWTDTGLW (SEQ ID NO:18)                                          R11           WWTDDGLW (SEQ ID NO:19)                                          S4            WWDTRGLWVWTI (SEQ ID NO:20)                                      DB29          FWGNDGIWLESG (SEQ ID NO:21)                                      S14           DWDQFGLWRGAA (SEQ ID NO:22)                                      NU1           RWDDNGLWVVVL (SEQ ID NO:23)                                      T11           SGMWSHYGIWMG (SEQ ID NO:24)                                      T12           GGRWDQAGLWVA (SEQ ID NO:25)                                      MC1           KLWSEQGIWMGE (SEQ ID NO:26)                                      CYC1          CWSMHGLWLC (SEQ ID NO:27)                                        F17           GCWDNTGIWVPC (SEQ ID NO:28)                                      IL1           DWDTRGLWVY (SEQ ID NO:29)                                        IL3           SLWDENGAWI (SEQ ID NO:30)                                        IL4           KWDDRGLWMH (SEQ ID NO:31)                                        IL6           QAWNERGLWT (SEQ ID NO:32)                                        IL7           QWDTRGLWVA (SEQ ID NO:33)                                        IL8,11E       WNVHGIWQE (SEQ ID NO:34)                                         IL9           SWDTRGLWVE (SEQ ID NO:5)                                         IL12,17       DWDTRGLWVA (SEQ ID NO:35)                                        IL13          SWGRDGLWIE (SEQ ID NO:36)                                        IL16          EWTDNGLWAL (SEQ ID NO:37)                                        IL19          SWDEKGLWSA (SEQ ID NO:38)                                        IL20          SWDSSGLWMD (SEQ ID NO:39)                                        ______________________________________                                    

The peptides in Table 1 are characterized by the motif "IWXXXGZ₁ W" where each amino acid is indicated by standard one letter abbreviation; each X can be selected from any one of the 20 genetically coded L-amino acids or the stereoisomeric D-amino acids; and Z₁ is L, I, A, or Q (SEQ ID NO:1). More preferably, the core sequence of amino acids will be comprise WZ₂ XXGZ₁ W where X can be selected from any one of the 20 genetically coded L-amino acids; Z₁ is L, I, A, or Q; and Z₂ is D, G, N, S, or T (SEQ ID NO:2). In a more preferred embodiment, the core sequence of amino acids will comprise WZ₂ Z₃ Z₄ GZ₁ W where Z₁ is L, I, A, or Q; Z₂ is D, G, N, S, or T; Z₃, is D, E, H, M, N, Q, R, S, T, or V; and Z₄ is A, D, F, H, K, N, Q, R, T, or Y (SEQ ID NO:3). Most preferably, the core sequence of amino acids comprise WZ₂ Z₃ Z₄ GZ₁ W where Z₁ is L or I; Z₂ is D, S, or T; Z₃ is D, E, or T; and Z₄ is D, H, N, R, or T (SEQ ID NO:4). An especially preferred embodiment is one having the substitution patterns just described, but comprising 8, 10, or 12 amino acid residues. An especially preferred peptide has the sequence SWDTRGLWVE (SEQ ID NO:5). These peptides are valuable due to their ability to bind specifically with the IL-1R without blocking the IL-1α binding site on the receptor.

The peptides of the present invention can be conjugated to compounds that do bind to the IL-1α binding site of an IL-1R to construct compounds with an affinity for the IL-1R greater than either of the compounds of which the conjugate is composed. The discovery of these peptides also facilitates the identification of peptides that do bind to the same site on IL-1R as IL-1α, because one can bias the library or panning procedure to eliminate peptides with this "non-blocking" motif. For instance, one can make a library with no tryptophan residues in the random peptide or one can pan a library using receptor immobilized with an anti-IL-IR antibody that blocks binding of peptides with this motif but does not block IL-1 binding. One could also pan in the presence of high concentrations of the peptide.

Several new libraries of random peptides were constructed in a manner designed to minimize the production of fusion proteins comprising the "WXXXGZ₁ W" (SEQ ID NO:1) motif. These libraries were characterized by the use of the codon motif "NNW," where W is nucleotide A or T, in codons two and eight in synthesizing the oligonucleotide encoding the random peptide. The resulting peptides thus did not contain a methionine (M) or a tryptophan (W) at positions two and eight of the random peptide portion of the fusion protein. Panning of these libraries yielded fusion proteins T11, T12, and F17 in Table 1, above, together with the fusion protein T6, which comprises the peptide "RLVYWQPYSVQR" (SEQ ID NO:40). Phage bearing the fusion protein T6 bound specifically to IL-1RtI, and binding of the phage was inhibited by IL-1α. The T6 peptide was synthesized on a peptide synthesizer (Example 1, below), and the synthetic free peptide was tested and found to compete with IL-1α in binding to the IL-1R at micromolar concentration (see Example 3).

A. Peptides Possessing the QPY or QPY-like Motif

The T6 peptide sequence, above, then served as the basis for the construction of another peptide library designed to contain a high frequency of derivatives of the T6 peptide. This library was synthesized so as to favor the production of peptides that differ from the T6 peptide in only a few residues. This approach involved the synthesis of an oligonucleotide with the T6 random peptide coding sequence, except that rather than using pure preparations of each of the four nucleoside triphosphates in the synthesis, mixtures of the four nucleoside triphosphates were used so as to generate derivatives of the T6 peptide coding sequence. This library was prepared and panned as above, and the peptide sequences obtained are shown in Table 2, below, together with the T6 sequence.

IC50 values are indicated symbolically by the symbols "-", "+", and "++". For example, those peptides which showed IC50 values in excess of 100 μM are indicated with a "-". Those peptides which give IC50 values of less than or equal to 100 μM are given a "+", while those which give IC50 values of 500 nM or less are indicated with a "++". Those peptides which give IC50 values at or near the cutoff point for a particular symbol are indicated with a hybrid, e.g. "+/-". Those peptides for which IC50 values were not determined are listed as "N.D".

                  TABLE 2                                                          ______________________________________                                         Fusion Protein                                                                             Random Peptide Sequence                                                                             1C.sub.50.sup.1                               ______________________________________                                         2H2         SHLYWQPYSVQ (SEQ ID NO:41)                                                                          +                                             H3          TLVYWQPYSLQT (SEQ ID NO:42)                                                                         +                                             3H9, 11     RGDYWQPYSVQS (SEQ ID NO:43)                                                                         +                                             3H5         VHVYWQPYSVQT (SEQ ID NO:44)                                                                         +                                             3H2         RLVYWQPYSVQT (SEQ ID NO:45)                                                                         +                                             3H1, 6, 12  SRVWFQPYSLQS (SEQ ID NO:46)                                                                         +                                             3H7         NMVYWQPYSIQT (SEQ ID NO:47)                                                                         +                                             3H10        SVVFWQPYSVQT (SEQ ID NO:48)                                                                         +                                             3H4         TFVYWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:49)                                                                         +                                             2H11        TLVYWQPYSIQR (SEQ ID NO:50)                                                                         +                                             T6          RLVYWQPYSVQR (SEQ ID NO:40)                                                                         +                                             D1          SPVFWQPYSIQI (SEQ ID NO:51)                                                                         +                                             D2          WIEWWQPYSVQS (SEQ ID NO:52)                                                                         +                                             D3          SLIYWQPYSLQM (SEQ ID NO:53)                                                                         +                                             D13         TRLYWQPYSVQR (SEQ ID NO:54)                                                                         +                                             D15         RCDYWQPYSVQT (SEQ ID NO:55)                                                                         +                                             D18         MRVFWQPYSVQN (SEQ ID NO:56)                                                                         +                                             D19         KIVYWQPYSVQT (SEQ ID NO:57)                                                                         +                                             D20         RHLYWQPYSVQR (SEQ ID NO:58)                                                                         +                                             2H6         ALVWWQPYSEQI (SEQ ID NO:59)                                                                         +                                             3H8         SRVWFQPYSLQS (SEQ ID NO:60)                                        ______________________________________                                          .sup.1 Unless otherwise indicated, IC.sub.50 determinations were conducte      using soluble peptide. Results marked with * were obtained using the           immobilized PIGtailed Type I IL1R.                                       

Table 2 shows that a general structure for these compounds is defined by Z₇ XQZ₅ YZ₆ XX where X can be selected from any one of the 20 genetically coded L-amino acids; Z₅ is P or Aze (or J) where Aze is azetidine; Z₆ is S, A V, or L; and Z₇ is Y, W, or F (SEQ ID NO:7)

In addition, screening of a 10-mer library on PVIII in the presence of a known blocking peptide, SWDTRGLWVE (SEQ ID NO:) resulted in the identification of the following peptides:

                  TABLE 3                                                          ______________________________________                                         Peptide              IC.sub.50                                                 ______________________________________                                         WEQPYALPLE (SEQ ID NO:61)                                                                           +                                                         REYEQPYALW (SEQ ID NO:62)                                                                           -                                                         EEWAQPYAFL (SEQ ID NO:63)                                                                           -                                                         GSWEQPYAMV (SEQ ID NO:64)                                                                           -                                                         AWYGPSNLPV (SEQ ID NO:65)                                                                           -                                                         ______________________________________                                    

The results of screening of various other libraries (for example, 70:10:10:10; fixed-sliding libraries and extended/mutagenized libraries which were screened using standard elution conditions and tested under standard or low receptor density conditions) are shown below:

                  TABLE 4                                                          ______________________________________                                         Library Based on RLVYWQPYSVQR (SEQ ID NO:299) with 50% NNK                     Peptide                IC.sub.50                                               ______________________________________                                         QLVWWQPYSVQR (SEQ ID NO:66)                                                                           +                                                       DLRYWQPYSVQV (SEQ ID NO:67)                                                                           +                                                       ELVWWQPYSLQL (SEQ ID NO:68)                                                                           +                                                       DLVWWQPYSVQW (SEQ ID NO:69)                                                                           +                                                       NGNYWQPYSFQV (SEQ ID NO:70)                                                                           +                                                       ELVYWQPYSIQR (SEQ ID NO:71)                                                                           +                                                       WSNYWQPYSVQP (SEQ ID NO:72)                                                                           +/-                                                     QYVYWQPLSVQV (SEQ ID NO:73)                                                                           -                                                       ELMYWQPYSVQE (SEQ ID NO:74)                                                                           N.D.                                                    NLLYWQPYSMQD (SEQ ID NO:75)                                                                           N.D.                                                    ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE 5                                                          ______________________________________                                         Library Based on XXXXXXPYSVQR (SEQ ID NO:300)                                  Peptide                IC.sub.50                                               ______________________________________                                         GYEWYQPYSVQR (SEQ ID NO:76)                                                                           +                                                       SRVWYQPYSVQR (SEQ ID NO:77)                                                                           +                                                       LSEQYQPYSVQR (SEQ ID NO:78)                                                                           +                                                       GGGWWQPYSVQR (SEQ ID NO:79)                                                                           +                                                       VGRWYQPYSVQR (SEQ ID NO:80)                                                                           +                                                       VHVYWQPYSVQR (SEQ ID NO:81)                                                                           +                                                       QARWYQPYSVQR (SEQ ID NO:82)                                                                           +                                                       VHVYWQPYSVQT (SEQ ID NO:83)                                                                           +                                                       RSVYWQPYSVQR (SEQ ID NO:84)                                                                           +                                                       TRVWFQPYSVQR (SEQ ID NO:85)                                                                           +                                                       GRIWFQPYSVQR (SEQ ID NO:86)                                                                           +                                                       GRVWFQPYSVQR (SEQ ID NO:87)                                                                           +                                                       ARTWYQPYSVQR (SEQ ID NO:88)                                                                           +                                                       GRLWWQPYSVQR (SEQ ID NO:89)                                                                           +/-                                                     HRIWWQPYSVQR (SEQ ID NO:90)                                                                           +/-                                                     GRVWWQPYSVQR (SEQ ID NO:91)                                                                           +/-                                                     ARVWWQPYSVQM (SEQ ID NO:92)                                                                           N.D.                                                    RLMFYQPYSVQR (SEQ ID NO:93)                                                                           N.D.                                                    ESMWYQPYSVQR (SEQ ID NO:94)                                                                           N.D.                                                    HFGWWQPYSVHM (SEQ ID NO:95)                                                                           N.D.                                                    ARFWWQPYSVQR (SEQ ID NO:96)                                                                           N.D.                                                    ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE 6                                                          ______________________________________                                         Library Based on "RLVYWQ XXXXXX (SEQ ID NO:301)                                Peptide                IC.sub.50                                               ______________________________________                                         RLVYWQ PYAPIY (SEQ ID NO:97)                                                                          +                                                       RLVYWQ PYSYQT (SEQ ID NO:98)                                                                          +                                                       RLVYWQ PYSLPI (SEQ ID NO:99)                                                                          +                                                       RLVYWQ PYSVQA (SEQ ID NO:100)                                                                         +                                                       RLVYWQ PWAPIW (SEQ ID NO:101)                                                                         -                                                       ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE 7                                                          ______________________________________                                         Library Based on "SRVWYQ XXXXXX" (SEQ ID NO:302)                               Peptide                IC.sub.50                                               ______________________________________                                         SRVWYQ PYAKGL (SEQ ID NO:102)                                                                         +                                                       SRVWYQ PYAQGL (SEQ ID NO:103)                                                                         +                                                       SRVWYQ PYAMPL (SEQ ID NO:104)                                                                         +                                                       SRVWYQ PYSVQA (SEQ ID NO:105)                                                                         +                                                       SRVWYQ PYSLGL (SEQ ID NO:106)                                                                         +                                                       SRVWYQ PYAREL (SEQ ID NO:107)                                                                         +                                                       SRVWYQ PYSRQP (SEQ ID NO:108)                                                                         +                                                       SRVWYQ PYFVQP (SEQ ID NO:109)                                                                         +/-                                                     ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE 8                                                          ______________________________________                                         Library Based on "XXXXXXPYALPL" (SEQ ID NO:303)                                Peptide                IC.sub.50                                               ______________________________________                                         EYEWYQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:110)                                                                         +                                                       IPEYWQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:111)                                                                         +                                                       SRIWWQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:112)                                                                         +                                                       DPLFWQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:113)                                                                         +                                                       SRQWVQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:114)                                                                         +                                                       IRSWWQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:115)                                                                         +                                                       RGYWQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:116)                                                                          +                                                       RLLWVQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:117)                                                                         +                                                       EYRWFQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:118)                                                                         +                                                       DAYWVQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:119)                                                                         +                                                       WSGYFQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:120)                                                                         +                                                       NIEFWQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:121)                                                                         +                                                       TRDWVQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:122)                                                                         +                                                       DSSWYQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:123)                                                                         +                                                       IGNWYQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:124)                                                                         +                                                       NLRWDQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:125)                                                                         +                                                       LPEFWQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:126)                                                                         +                                                       DSYWWQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:127)                                                                         +                                                       RSQYYQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:128)                                                                         +                                                       ARFWLQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:129)                                                                         +                                                       NSYFWQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:130)                                                                         +                                                       ESFWVQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:131)                                                                         -                                                       ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE 9                                                          ______________________________________                                         Library Based on "RLVYWQPYSVQR" (SEQ ID NO:304) with                           70-10-10-10 Mutagenesis                                                        Peptide                IC.sub.50                                               ______________________________________                                         RFMYWQPYSVQR (SEQ ID NO:132)                                                                          +                                                       AHLFWQPYSVQR (SEQ ID NO:133)                                                                          +                                                       WGNWWQPYSVHR (SEQ ID NO:134)                                                                          -                                                       ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE 10                                                         ______________________________________                                         Library Based on "XXQPYXXXX" (SEQ ID NO:305)                                   Peptide              IC.sub.50                                                 ______________________________________                                         WWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:135)                                                                           +                                                         YYQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:136)                                                                           +                                                         YFQPYALGL (SEQ ID NO:137)                                                                           +                                                         YFQPYALPF (SEQ ID NO:138)                                                                           -                                                         ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE 11                                                         ______________________________________                                         Library Based on "XXXQPYXXXX" (SEQ ID NO:306)                                  Peptide               IC.sub.50                                                ______________________________________                                         YWYQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:139)                                                                           +                                                        RWWQPYATPL (SEQ ID NO:140)                                                                           +                                                        GWYQPYALGF (SEQ ID NO:141)                                                                           +                                                        YWYQPYALGL (SEQ ID NO:142)                                                                           +                                                        IWYQPYAMPL (SEQ ID NO:143)                                                                           +                                                        SNMQPYQRLS (SEQ ID NO:144)                                                                           N.D.                                                     ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE 12                                                         ______________________________________                                         Library Based on "TFVYWQPY XXXXXXXXXXXX" (SEQ ID NO:307)                       Peptide                                                                        ______________________________________                                         TFVYWQPY AVGLFAAETACN (SEQ ID NO:145)                                          TFVYWQPY SVQMTITGKVTM (SEQ ID NO:146)                                          TFVYWQPY SSHXXVPXGFPL (SEQ ID NO:147)                                          TFVYWQPY YGNPQWAIHVRH (SEQ ID NO:148)                                          TFVYWQPY VLLELPEGAVRA (SEQ ID NO:149)                                          TFVYWQPY VDYVWPIPIAQV (SEQ ID NO:150)                                          ______________________________________                                    

A library based on the following motif "XXXXXX(PG/GP)XXXXXX" where X represents any of the naturally occurring L-amino acids was also prepared (SEQ ID NO:151). Screening of this library resulted in the identification of the peptide IMWFCQPGGACYSV (SEQ ID NO:152) which had an IC₅₀ of between 100 and 500 μM.

The peptides-on-plasmid system was also employed to identify peptides capable of interacting with the IL-1 receptor. Using this technique, a plasmid containing the LacI gene with an oligonucleotide cloning site at its 3'-end was constructed. Under the controlled induction by arabinose, a LacI-peptide fusion protein was produced. This fusion retains the natural ability of LacI to bind to the Lac operator (LacO). By installing two copies of LacO on the expression plasmid, the LacI-peptide fusion binds tightly to the plasmid that encoded it. Because the plasmids in each cell contain only a single oligonucleotide sequence and each cell expresses only a single peptide sequence, the peptides become specifically associated with the DNA sequence that directed its synthesis. The cells of the library were gently lysed and the peptide-DNA complexes were exposed to a matrix of immobilized receptor to recover the complexes containing the active peptides. The associated plasmid DNA was then reintroduced into cells for amplification and DNA sequencing to determine the identity of the peptide ligands. Using this system, the following peptides capable of interacting with the IL-1 receptor were identified.

                  TABLE 13                                                         ______________________________________                                         Library Based on "XXXQPYXXXXXX" (SEQ ID NO:308) using                          C-terminal lac Repressor System                                                Peptide                IC.sub.50                                               ______________________________________                                         GWYQPYVDGWR (SEQ ID NO:153)                                                                           +                                                       RWEQPYVKDGWS (SEQ ID NO:154)                                                                          +                                                       EWYQPYALGWAR (SEQ ID NO:155)                                                                          +                                                       GWWQPYARGL (SEQ ID NO:156)                                                                            +                                                       LFEQPYAKALGL (SEQ ID NO:157)                                                                          +                                                       GWEQPYARGLAG (SEQ ID NO:158)                                                                          +                                                       AWVQPYATPLDE (SEQ ID NO:159)                                                                          +                                                       MWYQPYSSQPAE (SEQ ID NO:160)                                                                          +                                                       GWTQPYSQQGEV (SEQ ID NO:161)                                                                          +                                                       DWFQPYSIQSDE (SEQ ID NO:162)                                                                          +                                                       PWIQPYARGFG (SEQ ID NO:163)                                                                           +                                                       ______________________________________                                    

A library was also screened by panning against IL-1 receptor expressed by cells to identify the following peptides:

                  TABLE 14                                                         ______________________________________                                         Peptide                IC.sub.50                                               ______________________________________                                         RPLYWQPYSVQV (SEQ ID NO:164)                                                                          +                                                       TLIYWQPYSVQI (SEQ ID NO:165)                                                                          +                                                       RFDYWQPYSDQT (SEQ ID NO:166)                                                                          +                                                       WHQFVQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:167)                                                                          N.D.                                                    ______________________________________                                    

When using random peptide generation systems that allow for multivalent ligand-receptor interaction, one must recognize that the density of the immobilized receptor is an important factor in determining the affinity of the ligands that bind to the immobilized receptor. At higher receptor densities (i.e., each anti-receptor antibody-coated well treated with 250 to 500 ng of receptor), multivalent binding is more likely to occur (if at all) than at lower receptor densities (i.e., each anti-receptor antibody-coated well treated with 0.5 to 1 ng of the receptor). If multivalent binding is occurring, then one will be more likely to isolate ligands with relatively low affinity. Typically, one can identify lead compounds using a high density of immobilized receptor and then test the derivatives of the lead compound at lower receptor densities to isolate compounds with higher affinity for the receptor than the lead compound. By screening libraries under conditions of low receptor density, the following peptides were identified.

                  TABLE 15                                                         ______________________________________                                         Library Based on "XXXX VYWQPYSVQ XXXX" (SEQ ID NO:309)                         with Low Density Receptor                                                      Peptide                                                                        ______________________________________                                         EWDS VYWQPYSVQ TLLR (SEQ ID NO:168)                                            WEQN VYWQPYSVQ SFAD (SEQ ID NO:169)                                            SDV VYWQPYSVQ SLEM (SEQ ID NO:170)                                             YYDG VYWQPYSVQ VMPA (SEQ ID NO:171)                                            ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE 16                                                         ______________________________________                                         Library Based on "XXXXXX PYALPL" (SEQ ID NO:310) with                          Low Density Receptor                                                           Peptide                IC.sub.50                                               ______________________________________                                         SDIWYQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:172)                                                                         +                                                       QRIWWQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:173)                                                                         +                                                       SRIWWQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:174)                                                                         +                                                       RSLYWQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:175)                                                                         +                                                       TIIWEQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:176)                                                                         +                                                       WETWYQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:177)                                                                         +                                                       SYDWEQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:178)                                                                         +                                                       SRIWCQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:179)                                                                         +                                                       EIMFWQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:180)                                                                         +                                                       DYVWQQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:181)                                                                         +                                                       ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE 17                                                         ______________________________________                                         Library Based on "XXXXXX WYQPYALPL" (SEQ ID NO:311)                            with Low Density Receptor                                                      Peptide                                                                        ______________________________________                                         MDLLVQ WYQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:182)                                               GSKVIL WYQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:183)                                               RQGANI WYQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:184)                                               GGGDEP WYQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:185)                                               SQLERT WYQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:186)                                               ETWVRE WYQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:187)                                               KKGSTQ WYQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:188)                                               LQARMN WYQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:189)                                               EPRSQK WYQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:190)                                               VKQKWR WYQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:191)                                               LRRHDV WYQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:192)                                               RSTASI WYQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:193)                                               ESKEDQ WYQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:194)                                               EGLTMK WYQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:195)                                               EGSREG WYQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:196)                                               ______________________________________                                    

A "monovalent" phage approach was also used to identify peptides capable of binding the IL-1 receptor. In this approach, phage particles with only a single chimeric pIII protein were created, thereby eliminating multivalent binding to immobilized receptor. Using this technique, the following peptides were identified.

                  TABLE 18                                                         ______________________________________                                         Library Based on "XXXXXX PYALPL" (SEQ ID NO:310) with                          Monovalent Display                                                             Peptide                 IC.sub.50                                              ______________________________________                                         VIEWWQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:197)                                                                          +                                                      VWYWEQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:198)                                                                          +                                                      ASEWWQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:199)                                                                          +                                                      FYEWWQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:200)                                                                          +                                                      EGWWVQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:201)                                                                          +                                                      WGEWLQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:202)                                                                          +                                                      DYVWEQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:203)                                                                          +                                                      AHTWWQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:204)                                                                          +                                                      FIEWFQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:205)                                                                          +                                                      WLAWEQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:206)                                                                          +                                                      VMEWWQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:207)                                                                          N.D.                                                   ERMWQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:208)                                                                           N.D.                                                   ______________________________________                                    

To ascertain a rough indication of the affinity of the peptides, selected phage libraries were also screened using an affinity selection protocol. In brief, this protocol relies on the rapid association and dissociation between the peptide on an individual phage (either pIII or pVIII) and the receptor. More specifically, for phage bearing low affinity ligands, the peptide on an individual pIII (or pVIII) protein may be rapidly dissociating and reassociating, but the phage particle will not dissociate unless all the peptides on the phage are simultaneously in the unbound state. Dissociation of the phage can be initiated by addition of a competing peptide, which prevents rebinding of any individual peptide in the complex. The concentration (and affinity) of the competing peptide, as well as the time and temperature of elution can be varied to select for peptides of various affinities.

Thus, to identify peptides capable of interacting with the IL-1 receptor, competition with a peptide or IL-1 was performed. This process is repeated typically for two rounds of panning. In subsequent rounds of panning, the competition temperature (4° C. to ambient temperature) and time (15 to 30 minutes) as well as the temperature (4° C. to ambient temperature) of the wash solutions can be altered to further select for peptides with high affinity.

                  TABLE 19                                                         ______________________________________                                         Library Based on "XXXXXX PYALPL" (SEQ ID NO:310)                               with Peptide Competition                                                       Peptide                 IC.sub.50                                              ______________________________________                                         NXXWXX PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:209)                                                                          N.D.                                                   WGNWYQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:210)                                                                          N.D.                                                   TLYWEQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:211)                                                                          N.D.                                                   VWRWEQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:212)                                                                          N.D.                                                   LLWTQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:213)                                                                           N.D.                                                   SRIWXX PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:214)                                                                          N.D.                                                   SDIWYQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:172)                                                                          N.D.                                                   WGYYXX PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:215)                                                                          N.D.                                                   TSGWYQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:216)                                                                          N.D.                                                   VHPYXX PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:217)                                                                          N.D.                                                   EHSYFQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:218)                                                                          N.D.                                                   XXIWYQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:219)                                                                          N.D.                                                   AQLHSQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:220)                                                                          N.D.                                                   WANWFQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:221)                                                                          N.D.                                                   SRLYSQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:222)                                                                          N.D.                                                   YYTWQQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:223)                                                                          --                                                     GVTFSQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:224)                                                                          N.D.                                                   GVVWYQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:225)                                                                          --                                                     SIVWSQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:226)                                                                          N.D.                                                   YYSWQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:227)                                                                           --                                                     SRDLVQ PYALPL (SEQ ID NO:228)                                                                          N.D.                                                   ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE 20                                                         ______________________________________                                         Library Based on "XXXX VYWQPYSVQ XXXX" (SEQ ID NO:309)                         with IL-1 Competition                                                          Peptide                   IC.sub.50                                            ______________________________________                                         HWGH VYWQPYSVQ DDLG (SEQ ID NO:229)                                                                      +                                                    SWHS VYWQPYSVQ SVPE (SEQ ID NO:230)                                                                      +                                                    WRDS VYWQPYSVQ PESA (SEQ ID NO:231)                                                                      +                                                    TWDA VYWQPYSVQ KWLD (SEQ ID NO:232)                                                                      N.D.                                                 TPPW VYWQPYSVQ SLDP (SEQ ID NO:233)                                                                      N.D.                                                 YWSS VYWQPYSVQ SVHS (SEQ ID NO:234)                                                                      N.D.                                                 ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE 21                                                         ______________________________________                                         Peptides Identified from Library Based on                                      "XXX QPY XXXX" (SEQ ID NO:306) with Peptide Competition                        Peptide                                                                        ______________________________________                                         YWY QPY ALGL (SEQ ID NO:235)                                                   YWY QPY ALPL (SEQ ID NO:236)                                                   EWI QPY ATGL (SEQ ID NO:237)                                                   NWE QPY AKPL (SEQ ID NO:238)                                                   AFY QPY ALPL (SEQ ID NO:239)                                                   FLY QPY ALPL (SEQ ID NO:240)                                                   VCK QPY LEWC (SEQ ID NO:241)                                                   ______________________________________                                    

To more clearly define the preferred sequences, several additional libraries were screened using a colony lift technique. In brief, cells were infected with phage encoding random peptides and were plated on media containing arabinose to induce expression of the random peptides. Colonies were transferred to nitrocellulose filters which were washed extensively and then incubated at 4° C. with ³³ P radiolabeled IL-1R. The filters were washed, dried, and exposed to X-ray film. The sequences of peptides identified using this technique are shown below.

                  TABLE 22                                                         ______________________________________                                         Peptides Identified Using Colony Lift Procedure                                Peptide                     IC.sub.50                                          ______________________________________                                         ETPFTWEESNAYYWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:254)                                                                      ++                                                 QGWLTWQDSVDMYWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:370)                                                                      N.D.                                               FSEAGYTWPENTYWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:371)                                                                      N.D.                                               TESPGGLDWAKIYWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:372)                                                                      N.D.                                               DGYDRWRQSGERYWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:255)                                                                      ++                                                 TANVSSFEWTPGYWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:256)                                                                      ++                                                 ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE 23                                                         ______________________________________                                         Peptides Identified from Library Based on                                      "XXXXXXXXXXXX YWQPYALPL" (SEQ ID NO:312)                                       Peptide                     IC.sub.50                                          ______________________________________                                         SVGEDHNFWTSE YWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:242)                                                                     ++                                                 MNDQTSEVSTFP YWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:243)                                                                     N.D.                                               SWSEAFEQPRNL YWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:244)                                                                     N.D.                                               QYAEPSALNDWG YWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:245)                                                                     N.D.                                               NGDWATADWSNY YWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:246)                                                                     N.D.                                               THDEHI YWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:247)                                                                           N.D.                                               MLEKTYTTWTPG YWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:248)                                                                     N.D.                                               WSDPLTRDADL YWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:249)                                                                      N.D.                                               SDAFTTQDSQAM YWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:250)                                                                     N.D.                                               GDDAAWRTDSLT YWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:251)                                                                     N.D.                                               AIIRQLYRWSEM YWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:252)                                                                     N.D.                                               ENTYSPNWADSM YWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:253)                                                                     ++                                                 MNDQTSEVSTFP YWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:243)                                                                     N.D.                                               SVGEDHNFWTSE YWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:244)                                                                     N.D.                                               QTPFTWEESNAY YWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:257)                                                                     N.D.                                               ENPFTWQESNAY YWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:258)                                                                     N.D.                                               VTPFTWEDSNVF YWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:259)                                                                     N.D.                                               QIPFTWEQSNAY YWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:260)                                                                     N.D.                                               QAPLTWQESAAY YWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:261)                                                                     N.D.                                               EPTFTWEESKAT YWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:262)                                                                     N.D.                                               TTTLTWEESNAY YWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:263)                                                                     N.D.                                               ESPLTWEESSAL YWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:264)                                                                     N.D.                                               ETPLTWEESNAY YWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:265)                                                                     N.D.                                               EATFTWAESNAY YWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:266)                                                                     N.D.                                               EALFTWKESTAY YWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:267)                                                                     N.D.                                               STP-TWEESNAY YWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:268)                                                                     N.D.                                               ETPFTWEESNAY YWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:269)                                                                     N.D.                                               KAPFTWEESQAY YWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:270)                                                                     N.D.                                               STSFTWEESNAY YWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:271)                                                                     N.D.                                               DSTFTWEESNAY YWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:272)                                                                     N.D.                                               YIPFTWEESNAY YWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:273)                                                                     N.D.                                               QTAFTWEESNAY YWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:274)                                                                     N.D.                                               ETLFTWEESNAT YWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:275)                                                                     N.D.                                               VSSFTWEESNAY YWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:276)                                                                     N.D.                                               ______________________________________                                    

Analog analysis of the sequence N-terminal from the QPYALPL motif produced a peptide having the sequence pY(1Nap)pYQJYALPL (SEQ ID NO:330), having an IC₅₀ of less than 500 nM, where pY is phosphotyrosine and 1Nap is naphthylalanine.

Additionally, truncation of the peptide TANVSSFEWTPG YWQPYALPL yielded the peptide FEWTPGYWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:331) having an IC50 of less than 500 nM. Substitution of the proline in the QPY motif yielded a peptide of similar affinity, as did substitution of the tryptophan residue within the YW motif with tyrosine. These peptides are thus FEWTPGYWQJYALPL (SEQ ID NO:356) and FEWTPGYYQJYALPL (SEQ ID NO:358).

The peptide ETPFTWEESNAYYWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:13) was truncated at the N terminus, and the proline in the QPY motif was substituted with azetidine to yield the peptide FTWEESNAYYWQJYALPL (SEQ ID NO:332), which had an IC₅₀ of less than 500 nM. Truncation of both the N-terminal ETP sequence and the C-terminal ALPL region in the original peptide, yielded the peptide FTWEESNAYYWQPY-NH₂ (SEQ ID NO:333), having an IC₅₀ of less than 500 nM. Substitution of the proline in the QPY motif with azetidine, gives the peptide FTWEESNAYYWQJY-NH₂ (SEQ ID NO:313), having a similarly strong affinity (an IC₅₀ of less than 500 nM).

                  TABLE 24                                                         ______________________________________                                         Other Peptide Identified by Colony Lifts with Labeled                          Receptor                                                                       Peptide                  IC.sub.50                                             ______________________________________                                         ADVL YWQPYA PVTLWV (SEQ ID NO:277)                                                                      N.D.                                                  GDVAE YWQPYA LPLTSL (SEQ ID NO:278)                                                                     N.D.                                                  SWTDYG YWQPYA LPISGL (SEQ ID NO:279)                                                                    ++                                                    ______________________________________                                    

The above data illustrate a peptide comprising a core sequence of amino acids XXQZ₅ YZ₆ XX where X can be selected from any one of the 20 genetically coded L-amino acids; Z₅ is P or Aze where Aze is azetidine; and Z₆ is S, A, V, or L (SEQ ID NO:6). More preferably, the sequence comprises Z₇ XQZ₅ YZ₆ XX where X can be selected from any one of the 20 genetically coded L-amino acids; Z₅ is P or Aze where Aze is azetidine; Z₆ is S or A; and Z₇ is Y, W, or F (SEQ ID NO:7). In a more preferred embodiment, the core sequence of amino acids will comprise Z₇ Z₈ QZ₅ YZ₆ Z₉ Z₁₀ where Z₅ is P or Aze where Aze is azetidine; Z₆ is S or A; Z₇ is Y, W or F; Z₈ is E, F, V, W, or Y; Z₉ is M, F, V, R, Q, K, T, S, D, L, I, or E; and Z₁₀ is E, L, W, V, H, I, G, A, D, L, Y, N, Q or P (SEQ ID NO:8). More preferably, Z₉ is V, L, I, or E; and Z₁₀ is Q or P. Most preferably, the core peptide will comprise a sequence of amino acids Z₁₁ Z₇ Z₈ QZ₅ YZ₆ Z₉ Z₁₀, where Z₈ is Y, W or F; and Z₁₁ is V, L, I, E, P, G, Y, M, T, or, D (SEQ ID NO:9).

Specific examples of these peptides include FEWTPGYWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:331), FEWTPGYWQJYALPL (SEQ ID NO:356), FEWTPGWYQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:402), FEWTPGWYQJYALPL (SEQ ID NO:400), FEWTPGYYQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:403) and FEWTPGYYQJYALPL (SEQ ID NO:358).

An especially preferred embodiment is one having the substitution patterns just described, but comprising 21 amino acid residues. Particularly preferred is the peptide comprising the sequence of amino acids Z₁₂ Z₁₃ Z₁₄ Z₁₅ Z₁₆ Z₁₇ Z₁₈ Z₁₉ Z₂₀ Z₂₁ Z₂₂ Z₁₁ Z₇ Z₈ QZ₅ YZ₆ Z₉ Z₁₀ L, where Z₈ is Y, W or F; Z₁₁ is V, L, I, E, P, G, Y, M, T, or, D; Z₁₂ is A, D, E, F, G, K, Q, S, T, V, or Y; Z₁₃ is A, D, G, I, N, P, S, T, V, or W; Z₁₄ is A, D, G, L, N, P, S, T, W, or Y; Z₁₅ is A, D, E, F, L, N, R, V, or Y; Z₁₆ is A, D, E, Q, R, S, or T; Z₁₇ is H, I, L, P, S, T, or, W; Z₁₈ is A, E, F, K, N, Q, R, S, or Y; Z₁₉ is D, E, F, Q, R, T, or W; Z₂₀ is A, D, P, S, T, or W; Z₂₁ is A, D, G, K, N, Q, S, or T; and Z₂₂ is A, E, L, P, S, T, V, or Y (SEQ ID NO:10). More preferably, Z₈ is Y, W or F; Z₁₁ is V, L, I, E, P, G, Y, M, T, or, D; Z₁₂ is D, E, Q, S, T, V, or Y; Z₁₃ is A, D, G, I, N, S, T or V; Z₁₄ is A, G, L, N, P, S, T, or Y; Z₁₅ is D, E, F, L, V, or Y; Z₁₆ is D, R, S or T; Z₁₇ is H, P, S, or W; Z₁₈ is E, F, N, R, Q, or S; Z₁₉ is D, E, F, Q, or W; Z₂₀ is S, T, or W; Z₂₁ is D, G, K, N, Q, S, or T; and Z₂₂ is A, E, P, S, or Y (SEQ ID NO:298).

Particularly preferred peptides include TANVSSFEWTPGYWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:11); SWTDYGYWQPYALPISGL (SEQ ID NO:12); ETPFTWEESNAYYWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:13); ENTYSPNWADSMYWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:14); SVGEDHNFWTSEYWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:15); and DGYDRWRQSGERYWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:16).

Truncations of the TANVSSFEWTPGYWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:11) peptide were synthesized and tested for their ability to inhibit the binding of IL-1α to IL-1RtI, and the following peptides were identified:

                  TABLE 25                                                         ______________________________________                                         Peptide                 IC.sub.50                                              ______________________________________                                         FEWTPGYWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:331)                                                                        ++                                                     FEWTPGYWQPY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:315)                                                                   ++                                                     FEWTPGYWQJY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:316)                                                                   ++                                                     EWTPGYWQPY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:336)                                                                    +                                                      FEWTPGWYQJY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:317)                                                                   ++                                                     ______________________________________                                    

Deletion of the six N-terminal amino acids was found to have little effect on the affinity of the peptide. While deletion of the C-terminal ALPL sequence resulted in a five-fold decrease, the 11mer peptide was still found to be a good inhibitor of IL-1α binding, having an IC₅₀ of well below 500 nM. Furthermore, substitution of azetidine (J) for the proline in the number 10 position of the 11mer restored much of the lost affinity. Deletion of the N-terminal phenylalanine, however, resulted in a large reduction in affinity.

The 11mer, FEWTPGYWQJY-NH₂ (SEQ ID NO:316), was subject to further substitution and analoging. Specifically, sequential alanine substitution was used to determine the important functional positions in the sequence of the peptide. The following peptides and results were obtained from the alanine substitution:

                  TABLE 26                                                         ______________________________________                                         Peptide                IC.sub.50                                               ______________________________________                                         AEWTPGYWQJY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:337)                                                                  +                                                       FAWTPGYWQJY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:320)                                                                  ++                                                      FEATPGYWQJY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:338)                                                                  +                                                       FEWAPGYWQJY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:321)                                                                  ++                                                      FEWTAGYWQJY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:339)                                                                  ++                                                      FEWTPAYWQJY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:340)                                                                  ++                                                      FEWTPGAWQJY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:341)                                                                  +/++                                                    FEWTPGYAQJY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:342)                                                                  +                                                       FEWTPGYWAJY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:343)                                                                  -                                                       FEWTPGYWQJA-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:344)                                                                  +                                                       ______________________________________                                    

Alanine substitution at positions 2 and 4 yielded no appreciable loss in affinity of the peptide. These data therefore indicate that the residue requirements in these positions are flexible. Alanine substitutions at positions 5, 6 and 7, while somewhat affecting affinity, still yielded peptides with strong affinity. These positions are therefore considered moderately flexible as to their specific amino acid requirements.

                  TABLE 27                                                         ______________________________________                                         Substitution and Analoging the PG Motif                                        Peptide                  IC.sub.50                                             ______________________________________                                         FEWTGGYWQJY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:345)                                                                    +                                                     FEWTpGYWQJY -NH.sub.2    ++                                                    FEWTJGYWQJY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:346)                                                                    ++                                                    FEWTPecGYWQJY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:347)                                                                  ++                                                    FEWTPAibYWQJY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:348)                                                                  ++                                                    FEWTPSarWYQJY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:326)                                                                  ++                                                    FEWTSarGYWQJY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:349)                                                                  ++                                                    FEWTPNYWQJY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:350)                                                                    ++                                                    FEWTPvYWQJY-NH.sub.2     ++                                                    FEWTVPYWQJY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:351)                                                                    +                                                     AcFEWTPGWYQJY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:318)                                                                  ++                                                    AcFEWTPGYWQJY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:324)                                                                  ++                                                    ______________________________________                                    

Acetylation of the N-terminal phenylalanine was found to have little impact on affinity.

Combinatorial libraries were prepared using both the ESL and VLSIPS™ methods, based upon the general peptide sequence XXXXPGYYQJY (SEQ ID NO:375), where the X residues are substituted with a number of different building blocks. A number of peptides were identified as having apparent strong affinity, and these peptides were synthesized, and their binding affinities determined. The results are summarized below.

                  TABLE 28                                                         ______________________________________                                         Combinatorial Library Based upon XXXXPGYYQJY                                   Peptide            IC.sub.50                                                   ______________________________________                                         1Nap-EWTPGYYQJY-NH.sub.2                                                                          ++                                                          YEWTPGYYQJY-NH.sub.2                                                                              ++                                                          FEWVPGYYQJY-NH.sub.2                                                                              ++                                                          ______________________________________                                    

A similar combinatorial strategy focused upon the central PG motif of the FEWTPGYYQJY (SEQ ID NO:405) peptide. The peptides FEWTPsYYQJY-NH₂ and FEWTPnYYQJY-NH₂ were identified as having IC₅₀ s well below 500 nM.

The preferred motif sequences also provide a means to determine the minimum size of an IL-1R blocking compound of the invention. One may use the "encoded synthetic library" (ESL) system described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 946,239, filed Sep. 16, 1992, which is a continuation-in-part application of Ser. No. 762,522, filed Sep. 18, 1991, or the "very large scale immobilized polymer synthesis" system described in U.S. patent application Ser. Nos. 492,462, filed Mar. 7, 1990; 624,120, filed Dec. 6, 1990; and 805,727, filed Dec. 6, 1991; to not only determine the minimum size of a peptide with such activity, one can also make all of the peptides that form the group of peptides that differ from the preferred motif (or the minimum size of that motif) in one, two, or more residues. This collection of peptides can then be screened for ability to bind to IL-1-receptor. This immobilized polymer synthesis system or other peptide synthesis methods can also be used to synthesize every truncation analog and every deletion analog and every combination of truncation and deletion analog of all of the peptide compounds of the invention.

The peptides of the invention can be prepared by classical methods known in the art, for example, by using standard solid phase techniques. The standard methods include exclusive solid phase synthesis, partial solid phase synthesis methods, fragment condensation, classical solution synthesis, and even by recombinant DNA technology. See, e.g., Merrifield (1963) J. Am. Chem. Soc. 85:2149, incorporated herein by reference. On solid phase, the synthesis is typically commenced from the C-terminal end of the peptide using an alpha-amino protected resin. A suitable starting material can be prepared, for instance, by attaching the required alpha-amino acid to a chloromethylated resin, a hydroxymethyl resin, or a benzhydrylamine resin. One such chloromethylated resin is sold under the trade name BIO-BEADS SX-1 by Bio Rad Laboratories, Richmond, Calif., and the preparation of the hydroxymethyl resin is described by Bodanszky et al., (1966) Chem. Ind. (London) 38:1597. The benzhydrylamine (BHA) resin has been described by Pietta and Marshall (1970) Chem. Commn. 650, and is commercially available from Beckman Instruments, Inc., Palo Alto, Calif., in the hydrochloride form.

Thus, the compounds of the invention can be prepared by coupling an alpha-amino protected amino acid to the chloromethylated resin with the aid of, for example, cesium bicarbonate catalyst, according to the method described by Gisin (1973) Helv. Chim. Acta 56:1467. After the initial coupling, the alpha-amino protecting group is removed by a choice of reagents including trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) or hydrochloric acid (HCl) solutions in organic solvents at room temperature.

The alpha-amino protecting groups are those known to be useful in the art of stepwise synthesis of peptides. Included are acyl type protecting groups (e.g., formyl, trifluoroacetyl, acetyl), aromatic urethane type protecting groups (e.g., benzyloxycarboyl (Cbz) and substituted Cbz), aliphatic urethane protecting groups (e.g., t-butyloxycarbonyl (Boc), isopropyloxycarbonyl, cyclohexyloxycarbonyl) and alkyl type protecting groups (e.g., benzyl, triphenylmethyl). Boc and Fmoc are preferred protecting groups. The side chain protecting group remains intact during coupling and is not split off during the deprotection of the amino-terminus protecting group or during coupling. The side chain protecting group must be removable upon the completion of the synthesis of the final peptide and under reaction conditions that will not alter the target peptide.

The side chain protecting groups for Tyr include tetrahydropyranyl, tert-butyl, trityl, benzyl, Cbz, Z-Br-Cbz, and 2,5-dichlorobenzyl. The side chain protecting groups for Asp include benzyl, 2,6-dichlorobenzyl, methyl, ethyl, and cyclohexyl. The side chain protecting groups for Thr and Ser include acetyl, benzoyl, trityl, tetrahydropyranyl, benzyl, tert-butyl 2,6-dichlorobenzyl, and Cbz. The side chain protecting groups for Arg include nitro, Tosyl (Tos), Cbz, adamantyloxycarbonyl mesitoylsulfonyl (Mts), or Boc. The side chain protecting groups for Lys include Cbz, 2-chlorobenzyloxycarbonyl (2-Cl-Cbz), 2-bromobenzyloxycarbonyl (2-BrCbz), Tos, or Boc.

After removal of the alpha-amino protecting group, the remaining protected amino acids are coupled stepwise in the desired order. An excess of each protected amino acid is generally used with an appropriate carboxyl group activator such as dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC) in solution, for example, in methylene chloride (CH₂ Cl₂), dimethyl formamide (DMF) mixtures.

After the desired amino acid sequence has been completed, the desired peptide is decoupled from the resin support by treatment with a reagent such as trifluoroacetic acid or hydrogen fluoride (HF), which not only cleaves the peptide from the resin, but also cleaves all remaining side chain protecting groups. When the chloromethylated resin is used, hydrogen fluoride treatment results in the formation of the free peptide acids. When the benzhydrylamine resin is used, hydrogen fluoride treatment results directly in the free peptide amide. Alternatively, when the chloromethylated resin is employed, the side chain protected peptide can be decoupled by treatment of the peptide resin with ammonia to give the desired side chain protected amide or with an alkylamine to give a side chain protected alkylamide or dialkylamide. Side chain protection is then removed in the usual fashion by treatment with hydrogen fluoride to give the free amides, alkylamides, or dialkylamides.

In preparing the compounds of the invention, the resins used to prepare the peptide acids are employed, and the side chain protected peptide is cleaved with base and the appropriate alcohol, i.e., methanol. Side chain protecting groups are then removed in the usual fashion by treatment with hydrogen fluoride to obtain the desired ester. These solid phase peptide synthesis procedures are well known in the art and further described in Stewart, Solid Phase Peptide Syntheses (Freeman and Co., San Francisco, 1969).

These procedures can also be used to synthesize peptides in which amino acids other than the 20 naturally occurring, genetically encoded amino acids are substituted at one, two, or more positions of any of the compounds of the invention. For instance, naphthylalanine can be substituted for tryptophan, facilitating synthesis. Other synthetic amino acids that can be substituted into the peptides of the present invention include L-hydroxypropyl, L-3, 4-dihydroxyphenylalanyl, α amino acids such as L-α-hydroxylysyl and D-α-methylalanyl, L-α-methylalanyl, β amino acids, and isoquinolyl. D amino acids and non-naturally occurring synthetic amino acids can also be incorporated into the peptides of the present invention.

One can replace the naturally occurring side chains of the 20 genetically encoded amino acids (or D amino acids) with other side chains, for instance with groups such as alkyl, lower alkyl, cyclic 4-, 5-, 6-, to 7-membered alkyl, amide, amide lower alkyl, amide di(lower alkyl), lower alkoxy, hydroxy, carboxy and the lower ester derivatives thereof, and with 4-, 5-, 6-, to 7-membered heterocyclic. In particular, proline analogs in which the ring size of the proline residue is changed from 5 members to 4, 6, or 7 members can be employed. Cyclic groups can be saturated or unsaturated, and if unsaturated, can be aromatic or non-aromatic.

For example, the following peptides were prepared where "Nap" represents naphthylalanine and "J" or "Aze" represents azetidine.

                  TABLE 29                                                         ______________________________________                                         Peptide                 IC.sub.50                                              ______________________________________                                         SHLY-Nap-QPYSVQM (SEQ ID NO:282)                                                                       +                                                      TLVY-Nap-QPYSLQT (SEQ ID NO:283)                                                                       +                                                      RGDY-Nap-QPYSVQS (SEQ ID NO:284)                                                                       +                                                      NMVY-Nap-QPYSIQT (SEQ ID NO:285)                                                                       +                                                      VYWQPYSVQ (SEQ ID NO:286)                                                                              +                                                      VY-Nap-QPYSVQ (SEQ ID NO:287)                                                                          +                                                      TFVYWQJYALPL (SEQ ID NO:288)                                                                           +                                                      ______________________________________                                    

The peptides of the present invention may also have incorporated within their sequence, a photoreactive amino acid. For example, p-benzoyl-L-phenylalanine may be readily incorporated into the amino acid sequence of the peptides described herein. This amino acid derivative is photolyzed by exposure to electromagnetic radiation at or near the UV range of the spectrum, e.g., 350 nm. When photolyzed, this amino acid analog attacks proximal C--H bonds, resulting in the formation of a covalent complex. See, e.g., Dorman, et al., Biochemistry 33:5661-5673 (1994). By varying the position of the Bpa residue within the peptide sequence, the peptides may be used as photolabels to map the IL-1 binding domain, and more particularly, to determine the specific residues which interact with the ligand binding domain of the IL-1 receptor. See, Kauer, et al., J. Biol. Chem. 261(23):10695-10700 (1986). Determination of which peptides form a covalent complex may be carried out by standard HPLC methods, e.g., as described in Kauer, et al., or optionally, the peptide may comprise any of a number of labelling groups to facilitate detection.

The following specific peptides were prepared by substituting various positions of the peptide AcFEWTPGYYQJY-NH₂ (SEQ ID NO:359), having both free and acetylated N-terminals, with p-benzoyl-L-phenylalanine ("Bpa"). The resulting peptides and their approximate binding affinities are listed below:

                  TABLE 30                                                         ______________________________________                                         Photoreactive Peptides                                                         Peptide                   IC.sub.50                                            ______________________________________                                         FEWTPGYYQJ-Bpa-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:404)                                                                  +                                                    AcFEWTPGYYQJ-Bpa-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:361)                                                                +                                                    FEWTPGY-Bpa-QJY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:360)                                                                 ++                                                   AcFEWTPGY-Bpa-QJY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:362)                                                               ++                                                   FEWTPG-Bpa-YQJY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:363)                                                                 ++                                                   AcFEWTPG-Bpa-YQJY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID.NO: 364)                                                              ++                                                   FE-Bpa-TPGYYQJY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:376)                                                                 -                                                    AcFE-Bpa-TPGYYQJY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:377)                                                               +                                                    Bpa-EWTPGYYQJY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:365)                                                                  ++                                                   AcBpa-EWTPGYYQJY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:366)                                                                ++                                                   ______________________________________                                    

From the above tables, preferred high affinity peptides were identified which comprise an 11 amino acid core sequence Z₃₁ XWZ₃₂ Z₃₃ Z₃₄ Z₃₅ Z₃₆ QZ₃₇ Z₃₈ (SEQ ID NO:314), including amides and esters thereof. In this core sequence, each letter represents the standard one letter abbreviation for an amino acid or an analog thereof.

The residue represented by X may be any natural or unnatural amino acid. The residue in position Z₃₁ may be phenylalanine, acetylated phenylalanine, tyrosine, acetylated tyrosine, 1-naphthylalanine, acetylated 1-napthylalanine, p-benzoyl-L-phenylalanine, and acetylated p-benzoyl-L-phenylalanine. The Z₃₂ residue may be any natural or unnatural amino acid, however, alanine, threonine and valine are preferred. Z₃₃ may be selected from proline and pipecolic acid, and Z₃₄ may be selected from glycine, asparagine, d-asparagine, d-alanine, d-valine, d-serine, sarcosine and aminoisobutyric acid. The Z₃₅ residue may be a natural or unnatural amino acid, however, both Z₃₅ and Z₃₆ are preferably selected from tyrosine, phosphotyrosine (denoted "-pY-"), phenylalanine, tryptophan, 1-naphthylalanine and p-benzoyl-L-phenylalanine. The Z₃₇ residue can be any natural or unnatural cyclic amino acid, with proline and azetidine being preferred. The residue at position Z₃₈ is selected from tyrosine tyrosinamide and substituted tyrosinamide.

Particularly preferred peptides include those having the following core sequences: FEWTPGYWQPY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:315); FEWTPGYWQJY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:316); FEWTPGWYQJY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:317); AcFEWTPGWYQJY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:318); FEWTPGW-pY-QJY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:319); FAWTPGYWQJY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:320); FEWAPGYWQJY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:321); FEWVPGYWQJY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:322); FEWTPGYWQJY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:323); AcFEWTPGYWQJY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:324); FEWTPaWYQJY-NH2; FEWTP-Sar-WYQJY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:326); FEWTPGYYQPY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:3278); FEWTPGWWQPY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:328); FEWTPNYWQPY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:329); FEWTPvYWQJY-NH2; and FEWTPGYWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:331); FEWTPGYYQJ-Bpa-NH₂ (SEQ ID NO:404); AcFEWTPGYYQJ-Bpa-NH₂ (SEQ ID NO:361); FEWTPGY-Bpa-QJY-NH₂ (SEQ ID NO:360); AcFEWTPGY-Bpa-QJY-NH₂ (SEQ ID NO:362); FEWTPG-Bpa-YQJY-NH₂ (SEQ ID NO:363); AcFEWTPG-Bpa-YQJY-NH₂ (SEQ ID NO:364); FE-Bpa-TPGYYQJY-NH₂ (SEQ ID NO:376); AcFE-Bpa-TPGYYQJY-NH₂ (SEQ ID NO:377); Bpa-EWTPGYYQJY-NH₂ (SEQ ID NO:365); AcBpa-EWTPGYYQJY-NH₂ (SEQ ID NO:366); 1Nap-EWTPGYYQJY-NH₂ (SEQ ID NO:367); YEWTPGYYQJY-NH₂ (SEQ ID NO:368); FEWVPGYYQJY-NH₂ (SEQ ID NO:369); FEWTPsYYQJY-NH₂ and FEWTPnYYQJY-NH₂ wherein the N-terminal is optionally acetylated and/or the C-terminal is the amide, e.g., AcF is acetylated Phenylalanine, Y-NH2 is Tyrosinamnide.

Other preferred peptides of the invention synthesized by techniques standard in the art are shown below.

                  TABLE 31                                                         ______________________________________                                         Peptide                                                                        ______________________________________                                         VYWQPYSVQ (SEQ ID NO:289)                                                      RLVYWQPYSVQR (SEQ ID NO:40)                                                    RLVY-Nap-QPYSVQR (SEQ ID NO:290)                                               RLDYWQPYSVQR (SEQ ID NO:291)                                                   RLVWFQPYSVQR (SEQ ID NO:292)                                                   RLVYWQPYSIQR (SEQ ID NO:293)                                                   ______________________________________                                    

B. Non OPY 11mer Peptides

Another sequence motif was identified by screening a pVIII 11-mer library. This sequence comprises Z₂₃ NZ₂₄ Z₃₉ Z₂₅ Z₂₆ Z₂₇ Z₂₈ Z₂₉ Z₃₀ Z₄₀ where Z₂₃ is D or Y; Z₂₄ is D, S or T; Z₃₉ is S, T or A; Z₂₅ is S or W; Z₂₆ is S or Y; Z₂₇ is D, Q, E or V; Z₂₈ is N, S, K, H or W; Z₂₉ is F or L; Z₃₀ is D, N, S or L; and Z₄₀ is L, I, Q, M or A (SEQ ID NO:17). Representative samples of this sequence motif include:

                  TABLE 32                                                         ______________________________________                                         peptide               IC.sub.50                                                ______________________________________                                         DNSSWYDSFLL (SEQ ID NO:280)                                                                          +                                                        DNTAWYESFLA (SEQ ID NO:334)                                                                          +                                                        DNTAWYENFLL (SEQ ID NO:335)                                                                          +                                                        ______________________________________                                    

Two extension libraries were prepared based upon the peptide XXXXDNTAWYESFLLXX (SEQ ID NO:382), where X residues were encoded using NNK, the underlined residues were mutagenized using the 70-10-10-10 approach, and the remaining residues were kept fixed. Probing with bivalent ³³ P-labelled receptor identified the following clones:

                  TABLE 33                                                         ______________________________________                                         Peptide                                                                        ______________________________________                                         PARE DNTAWYDSFLI WC (SEQ ID NO:383)                                            TSEY DNTTWYEKFLA SQ (SEQ ID NO:384)                                            SQIP DNTAWYQSFLL HG (SEQ ID NO:385)                                            SPFI DNTAWYENFLL TY (SEQ ID NQ:386)                                            EQIY DNTAWYDHFLL SY (SEQ ID NO:387)                                            TPFI DNTAWYENFLL TY (SEQ ID NO:388)                                            TYTY DNTAWYERFLM SY (SEQ ID NO:389)                                            TMTQ DNTAWYENFLL SY (SEQ ID NO:390)                                            ______________________________________                                    

The peptide TYTYDNTAWYERFLMSY (SEQ ID NO:389) was assayed for affinity and yielded an IC₅₀ well below 500 nM.

The second, similar library was prepared switching the length of the amino and carboxy-terminal extensions. Thus the library was based upon the peptide XXDNTAWYESFLLXXXX (SEQ ID NO:391). The following sequences were identified:

                  TABLE 34                                                         ______________________________________                                         Peptide                                                                        ______________________________________                                         TI DNTAWYANLVQ TYPQ (SEQ ID NO:392)                                            TI DNTAWYERFLA QYPD (SEQ ID NO:393)                                            HI DNTAWYENFLL TYTP (SEQ ID NO:394)                                            SQ DNTAWYENFLL SYKA (SEQ ID NO:395)                                            QI DNTAWYERFLL QYNA (SEQ ID NO:396)                                            NQ DNTAWYESFLL QYNT (SEQ ID NO:397)                                            TI DNTAWYENFLL NHNL (SEQ ID NO:398)                                            HY DNTAWYERFLQ QGWH (SEQ ID NO:399)                                            ______________________________________                                    

The peptides HIDNTAWYENFLLTYTP (SEQ ID NO:394) and QIDNTAWYERFLLQYNA (SEQ ID NO:396) were assayed for affinity and yielded an IC₅₀ well below 500 nM.

The present invention also includes the peptides of the invention which have been modified, including, e.g., truncations, deletions, analogs, acylated and/or amidated derivatives, and the like. For example, the peptides may be truncated at either the amino or carboxy terminus, or both. Additionally, although the peptides have been described in terms of having a free carboxy and/or amino terminus, it may also be appreciated that one can modify the amino and/or carboxy terminus of the peptide compounds of the invention to produce other compounds of the invention.

For example, amino terminus modifications include methylating (i.e., --NHCH₃ or --NH(CH₃)₂), acetylating, adding a benzyloxycarbonyl group, or blocking the amino terminus with any blocking group containing a carboxylate functionality defined by RCOO--, where R is selected from the group consisting of naphthyl, acridinyl, steroidyl, and similar groups. Carboxy terminus modifications include replacing the free acid with a carboxamide group or forming a cyclic lactam at the carboxy terminus to introduce structural constraints. One can also cyclize the peptides of the invention, or incorporate a desamino or descarboxy residue at the termini of the peptide, so that there is no terminal amino or carboxyl group, to decrease susceptibility to proteases or to restrict the conformation of the peptide. C-terminal functional groups of the compounds of the present invention include amide, amide lower alkyl, amide di(lower alkyl), lower alkoxy, hydroxy, and carboxy, and the lower ester derivatives thereof, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

One can also readily modify peptides by phosphorylation, and other methods for making peptide derivatives of the compounds of the present invention are described in Hruby et al., (1990) Biochem J. 268(2):249-262, incorporated herein by reference. Thus, the peptide compounds of the invention also serve as structural models for non-peptidic compounds with similar biological activity. Those of skill in the art recognize that a variety of techniques are available for constructing compounds with the same or similar desired biological activity as the lead peptide compound but with more favorable activity than the lead with respect to solubility, stability, and susceptibility to hydrolysis and proteolysis. See Morgan and Gainor (1989) Ann. Rep. Med. Chem. 24:243-252, incorporated herein by reference. These techniques include replacing the peptide backbone with a backbone composed of phosphonates, amidates, carbamates, sulfonamides, secondary amines, and N-methylamino acids.

IV. In Vitro Uses

The compounds of the invention are useful in vitro as unique tools for understanding the biological role of IL-1, including the evaluation of the many factors thought to influence, and be influenced by, the production of IL-1 and the receptor binding process. The present compounds are also useful in the development of other compounds that bind to the IL-1RtI, because the present compounds provide important information on the relationship between structure and activity that should facilitate such development.

The compounds are also useful as competitive inhibitors in assays to screen for new IL-1 receptor blockers. Specifically, the present invention includes peptides which bind the IL-1RtI, and wherein that binding is competitively inhibited by other peptides of the invention, e.g., those having the core sequences described herein. In such assay embodiments, the compounds of the invention can be used without modification or can be modified in a variety of ways; for example, by labeling, such as covalently or non-covalently joining a moiety which directly or indirectly provides a detectable signal. In any of these assays, the materials thereto can be labeled either directly or indirectly. Possibilities for direct labeling include label groups such as: radiolabels such as ¹²⁵ I, enzymes (U.S. Pat. No. 3,645,090) such as peroxidase and alkaline phosphatase, and fluorescent labels (U.S. Pat. No. 3,940,475) capable of monitoring the change in fluorescence intensity, wavelength shift, or fluorescence polarization. Possibilities for indirect labeling include biotinylation of one constituent followed by binding to avidin coupled to one of the above label groups. The compounds may also include spacers or linkers in cases where the compounds are to be attached to a solid support. Methods of determining whether a compound competitively inhibits IL-1 receptor binding of a peptide of the invention are well known in the art. See, e.g. Stryer, Biochemistry, W. H Freeman and Co. (1988).

Additionally, the peptides of the present invention may be used to label, and thereby ascertain and study the nature of the IL-1RtI/ligand interaction. In particular, those peptides which comprise p-benzoyl-L-phenylalanine derivatives within their sequence may be used to photolabel particular residues within the IL-1RtI sequence which are involved in the interaction and/or binding of the receptor's ligand. See, e.g., Kauer, et al., J.Biol. Chem. (1986) 261(23):10695-10700.

The compounds of the invention can also be used in assays as probes for determining the expression of the IL-1RtI on the surface of cells. Such an assay is useful for determining the degree of cellular immunological and inflammatory response, for example to infection and tissue injury. Typically, the cells under study will be exposed to the compounds for a period sufficient for the compounds to bind to the receptor(s) exposed on the cell surface. The cells are then separated from the non-bound compounds and unreacted cells, e.g., by affinity chromatography or the use of a cell sorter, to identify whether binding of the compounds to the receptor has occurred.

Thus, the compositions and methods of the present invention also can be used in vitro for testing a patient's susceptibility to varying treatment regimens for disorders associated with the overproduction of IL-1 or an improper response to IL-1 using an in vitro diagnostic method whereby a specimen is taken from the patient and is treated with a IL-1RtI binding, IL-1 blocking compound of the present invention to determine the effectiveness and amount of the compound necessary to produce the desired effect. The blocking compound and dosage can be varied. After the blocking compounds are screened, then the appropriate treatment and dosage can be selected by the physician and administered to the patient based upon the results. Therefore, this invention also contemplates use of a blocking compound of this invention in a variety of diagnostic kits and assay methods.

V. In Vivo Uses

The compounds of the invention can also be administered to warm blooded animals, including humans, to block the binding of IL-1α or IL-1β to the IL-1RtI in vivo. Thus, the present invention encompasses methods for therapeutic treatment of IL-1 related disorders that comprise administering a compound of the invention in amounts sufficient to block or inhibit the binding of IL-1 to the IL-1R in vivo. For example, the peptides and compounds of the invention can be administered to treat symptoms related to the overproduction of IL-1 or an improper response to IL-1. Since the biological effects of IL-1 include immunologic properties, such as T-cell activation, increased IL-2R expression, B-cell activation via induction of IL-6, natural killer cell activity, and lymphokine gene expression; pro-inflammatory properties such as fever, sleep, anorexia, neuropeptide release, gene expression for complement, suppression of P450 synthesis, endothelial cell activation, neutrophilia, increased adhesion molecule expression, neutrophil priming, eosinophil degranulation, hypotension, myocardial suppression, neutrophil tissue infiltration, beta islet cell cytotoxicity, hyperlipidemia, cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase gene expression, synthesis of collagenases and collagens, and osteoblast activation, the compositions and methods described herein will find use for the treatment and/or prevention of a variety of IL-1 related disorders. See, e.g., Dinarello (1991) Blood 8:1627-1652, which is incorporated herein by reference. Examples of specific disorders having such symptoms include but are not limited to, atherlerosclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, HIV infection and AIDS, bacterial infection, respiratory distress syndrome, acute myelogenous leukemia ("AML"), graft vs. host disease, coal miner pneumonoconiosis, alcoholic cirrhosis, cuprophane hemodialysis, cardiopulmonary bypass, chronic hepatitis B, thermal injury, reticulohistiocytosis, sarcoidosis, tuberculosis, obstructive jaundice, Paget's disease and osteomalacia, IDDM, Kawasaki's disease, inflammatory bowel disease, sepsis, toxic shock, and luteal phase.

Accordingly, the present invention includes pharmaceutical compositions comprising, as an active ingredient, at least one of the peptides or other compounds of the invention in association with a pharmaceutical carrier or diluent. The compounds of this invention can be administered by oral, parental (intramuscular, intraperitoneal, intravenous (IV) or subcutaneous injection), nasal, vaginal, rectal, or sublingual routes of administration and can be formulated in dosage forms appropriate for each route of administration.

Solid dosage forms for oral administration include capsules, tablets, pills, powders, and granules. In such solid dosage forms, the active compound is admixed with at least one inert pharmaceutically acceptable carrier such as sucrose, lactose, or starch. Such dosage forms can also comprise, as is normal practice, additional substances other than inert diluents, e.g., lubricating agents such as magnesium stearate. In the case of capsules, tablets, and pills, the dosage forms may also comprise buffering agents. Tablets and pills can additionally be prepared with enteric coatings.

Liquid dosage forms for oral administration include pharmaceutically acceptable emulsions, solutions, suspensions, syrups, with the elixirs containing inert diluents commonly used in the art, such as water. Besides such inert diluents, compositions can also include adjuvants, such as wetting agents, emulsifying and suspending agents, and sweetening, flavoring, and perfuming agents.

Preparations according to this invention for parental administration include sterile aqueous or non-aqueous solutions, suspensions, or emulsions. Examples of non-aqueous solvents or vehicles are propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, vegetable oils, such as olive oil and corn oil, gelatin, and injectable organic esters such as ethyl oleate. Such dosage forms may also contain adjuvants such as preserving, wetting, emulsifying, and dispersing agents. They may be sterilized by, for example, filtration through a bacteria retaining filter, by incorporating sterilizing agents into the compositions, by irradiating the compositions, or by heating the compositions. They can also be manufactured using sterile water, or some other sterile injectable medium, immediately before use.

Compositions for rectal or vaginal administration are preferably suppositories which may contain, in addition to the active substance, excipients such as cocoa butter or a suppository wax. Compositions for nasal or sublingual administration are also prepared with standard excipients well known in the art.

The quantities of the IL-1 blocking compound necessary for effective therapy will depend upon many different factors, including means of administration, target site, physiological state of the patient, and other medicants administered. Thus, treatment dosages should be titrated to optimize safety and efficacy. Typically, dosages used in vitro may provide useful guidance in the amounts useful for in situ administration of these reagents. Animal testing of effective doses for treatment of particular disorders will provide further predictive indication of human dosage. Various considerations are described, e.g., in Gilman et al. (eds), (1990) Goodman and Gilman's: The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 8th ed., Pergamon Press; and Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, (1985) 7th ed., Mack Publishing Co., Easton, Pa.; each of which is hereby incorporated by reference.

The dosage of active ingredient in the compositions of this invention may be varied; however, it is necessary that the amount of the active ingredient shall be such that a suitable dosage form is obtained. For the IL-1 blocking compounds of the invention exhibiting high affinity binding with IL-1 receptor, low dosages would be initially expected to be effective. Thus, generally dosage levels of between about 0.001 and 10 mg/kg, preferably between about 0.01 to 10 mg/kg, and more preferably between about 0.1 and 10 mg/kg of body weight daily will be administered to mammals to obtain effective IL-1 blocking activity.

It should, of course, be understood that the compositions and methods of this invention can be used in combination with other agents exhibiting the ability to modulate IL-1 synthesis, release, and/or binding. Examples of such agents include, but are not limited to disease modifying antirheumatic drugs chloroquine, auranofin, sodium aurothiomalate, and dexamethasone (see, e.g., Lee et al. (1988) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 85:1204); tenidap (see, e.g., Otterness, 3rd Interscience World Conference on Inflammation, Monte-Carlo, Abstr. p. 371 (March, 1989); antioxidants, such as nordihydroguaiaretic acid (see, e.g., Lee et al. (1988) Int. J. Immunopharmacol. 10:835), probucol (see, e.g., Ku et al. (1988) Am. J. Cardiol. 62:778), and disulfiram (see, e.g., Marx (1988) Science 239:257); pentoxifylline (see, e.g., Sullivan et al. (1988) Infect. Tmmun. 56:1722); denbufylline (see, e.g., Mandell et al. PCT publication WO 89/015145 (1989); romazarit (see, e.g., Machin et al. (1988) U.S. Pat. No. 4,774,253); tiaprofenic acid; dexamethasone; and natural macromolecular IL-1 inhibitors (see, e.g., Rosenstreich et al. in "Lymphokines", E. Pick, Ed., 14:6 Academic Press (1987) and Larrick (1989) Immunol. Today 10:6); as well as the other agents described in Bender and Lee (1989) Annual Reports in Medicinal Chemistry Chapter 20: Pharmacological Modulation of Interleukin-1, pp. 185-193, which is incorporated herein by reference.

The compositions containing the compounds can be administered for prophylactic and/or therapeutic treatments. In therapeutic applications, compositions are administered to a patient already suffering from a disease, as described above, in an amount sufficient to cure or at least partially arrest the symptoms of the disease and its complications. An amount adequate to accomplish this is defined as "therapeutically effective dose." Amounts effective for this use will depend on the severity of the disease and the weight and general state of the patient.

In prophylactic applications, compositions containing the compounds of the invention are administered to a patient susceptible to or otherwise at risk of a particular disease. Such an amount is defined to be a "prophylactically effective dose." In this use, the precise amounts again depend on the patient's state of health and weight.

As can be appreciated from the disclosure above, the present invention has a wide variety of applications. Accordingly, the following examples are offered by way of illustration, not by way of limitation.

EXAMPLE 1 Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis

All peptides were synthesized using standard solid phase synthesis methods (see, e.g., Merrifield, J. Am. Chem. Soc. (1963) 85:2149) with the aid of an Applied Biosystems Inc. Model 431A peptide synthesizer. The synthesis was performed with PAL resin or HMP resin serving as an insoluble support that generated respectively a carboxamide or a carboxylic acid C-terminal in the final product. Most reagents, resins and protected amino acids (free or on resin) were purchased from Millipore or Applied Biosystems Inc. The fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl group (Fmoc) was used for amino protection during the coupling procedure. Reactive side chain protections were as follows: Arg, 2,2,5,7,8-pentamethylchroman-6-sulfonyl (Pmc); Glu and Asp, o-t-butyl; Ser, Thr, Tyr, o-t-butyl; Trp. N-t-butyloxycarbonyl; His, Gln, N-trityl; and Cys, S-trityl.

The peptides were assembled using the standard protocols of the Applied Biosystems Inc. System Software, version 1.0. Removal of the peptides from the resin and simultaneous deprotection of the side chain functions were achieved by treatment with reagent K or slight modifications thereof. The deprotected peptides were precipitated with diethylether. In all cases, purification was by preparative, reverse phase, HPLC on a C₁₈ bonded silicagel column. The homogenous peptides were characterized by Fast Atom Bombardment mass spectrometry or electrospray mass spectrometry and amino acid analysis, when applicable.

EXAMPLE 2 A. Prostaglandin E₂ (PGE₂) Response Assay

Some of the peptides were tested for ability to block the IL-1α induced PGE₂ response in human foreskin fibroblasts. IL-1α is known to stimulate the production of PGE₂ by normal human fibroblasts, and an assay for PGE₂ is available from Amersham (see the instruction manual for the Prostaglandin E₂ ¹²⁵ I! scintillation proximity assay (SPA) system, code RPA 539, incorporated herein by reference. Except as otherwise noted below, the assay was carried out according to the manufacturer's instructions and with the reagents supplied in the kit.

For use in the assay, the cells should be actively growing at near confluence in 96 well tissue culture plates. Typically, cells were kept at about 60% confluency under "starved" conditions (low serum in the media) until needed for the assay. One day before the assay, as many wells as needed for the assay were seeded with about 1.5×10⁴ cells per well in 100 μl of DMEM/F12 (a 1:1 mixture of the two medias, supplied by JRH Biosciences) plus 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS, supplied by Hyclone) and antibiotics (penicillin and streptomycin, P/S) to allow the cells to begin active growth.

Each peptide in powder form was individually dissolved in DMEM/F12 containing 1% FBS and P/S to a final concentration of about 675 μM. 12 wells of a microtiter dish were typically used to assay each peptide. The media was removed from the cells (the cells were not washed) with a pipettor, and 140 μl of the peptide solution were added to half of the wells (i.e, peptide was added to a set of 6 wells and the other set of 6 wells served as the control), and the plate was incubated for 30 minutes at 37° C. Then, 10 μl of a 15 pM solution of IL-1α (in the same DMEM solution as the peptide) were added to half of the wells containing peptide (i.e., typically 3 wells) and half of the wells with no peptide (i.e., 3 wells). About 10 μl of media were added to the wells which did not contain the IL-1α solution, and the plate was incubated for 6 hours at 37° C. Thus, for each peptide, the 3 wells of the microtiter dish contained no peptide and no IL-1α; 3 wells contained no peptide and IL-1α; 3 wells contained peptide and no IL-1α; and 3 wells contained peptide and IL-1α.

About 100 μl of media from each microtiter well (the sample) were added to 100 μl of the methyl oximation reagent, and the resulting mixture was incubated at 60° C. for one hour. About 300 μl of assay buffer were then added to each sample, and the sample was vortexed to ensure complete mixing. About 100 μl of the resulting sample were added to a labeled 1.5 ml Eppendorf™ tube. About 200 μl of assay buffer were added to two tubes labelled NSB (non-specific binding). About 100 μl of assay buffer were added to two tubes labelled B₀ (B₀ is equal to the number of counts (cpm of ¹²⁵ I) bound to the bead in the absence of PGE₂). About 100 μl of tracer (¹²⁵ I-PGE₂ -methyloximate; the methyloximate derivative of PGE₂ is more stable than PGE₂) are added to each tube, and 100 μl of anti-methyloximate PGE₂ antisera were added to all tubes except the NSB tubes. Then, about 100 μl of beads, which contain the scintillant and are coated with Protein A, were added to each tube.

The Protein A binds to the antisera, and the antisera binds to the ¹²⁵ I-PGE₂ -methyloximate. Unlabeled PGE₂, the production of which is stimulated by IL-1α, competes with the ¹²⁵ I-PGE₂ -methyloximate, thus reducing the total ¹²⁵ I cpm bound to the bead. PGE₂ concentration was calculated from a standard curve as described in the Amersham PGE₂ SPA assay instruction manual. The results indicated that at least some of the peptides did inhibit the PGE₂ response to 1 pM IL-1 after 3 hours and 6 hours incubation.

B. Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Down Regulation Assay

The protocol set forth in Bird and Saklatvala (1989) J. Immunol. 142:126-133, which is incorporated herein by reference, was also used to demonstrate the activity of the compounds of the present invention. This assay examines the effect of the compounds of the invention on the IL-1 induced down-regulation of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor as measured by the binding of ¹²⁵ I-labeled EGF to its receptor in normal human dermal fibroblasts (NHDF). Incubation of the cells with the compounds of the present invention at 37° C., in the presence of IL-1α showed no decrease in the cells ability to subsequently bind subsaturating levels of ¹²⁵ I-labeled epidermal growth factor, whereas incubation in the presence of IL-1α alone, resulted in a decrease in EGF binding. The table below lists the approximate concentration of representative peptides of the invention which blocked 50% of the IL-1 induced down regulation of the EGF receptor. IC50 values are indicated symbolically by the symbols "-", "+", and "++". For example, those peptides which showed IC50 values in excess of 100 μM are indicated with a "-". Those peptides which give IC50 values of less than or equal to 100 μM are given a "+", while those which give IC50 values of 500 nM or less are indicated with a "++". Those peptides which give IC50 values at or near the cutoff point for a particular symbol are indicated with a hybrid, e.g. "+/-". Those peptides for which IC50 values were not determined are listed as "N.D".

                  TABLE 35                                                         ______________________________________                                         Peptide                    IC.sub.50                                           ______________________________________                                         ETPFTWEESNAYYWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:13)                                                                      ++                                                  TFVYWQJYALPL (SEQ ID NO:352)                                                                              -                                                   TFvYWQPYALPL.sup.2         -                                                   YIPFTWEESNAYYWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:353)                                                                     ++                                                  DGYDRWRQSGERYWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:354)                                                                     ++                                                  pY(1Nap)-pY-QJYALPL (SEQ ID NO:330)                                                                       ++                                                  TANVSSFEWTPGYWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:11)                                                                      ++                                                  FEWTPGYWQJYALPL (SEQ ID NO:356)                                                                           ++                                                  FEWTPGYWQPYALPLSD-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:357)                                                                ++                                                  FEWTPGYYQJYALPL (SEQ ID NO:358)                                                                           ++                                                  FEWTPGYWQJY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:316)                                                                      +                                                   AcFEWTPGYWQJY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:324)                                                                    +                                                   AcFEWTPGWYQJY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:318)                                                                    ++/+                                                AcFEWTPGYYQJY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:359)                                                                    ++/+                                                AcFEWTPaYWQJY-NH.sub.2     +                                                   AcFEWTPaWYQJY-NH.sub.2     +                                                   AcFEWTPaYYQJY-NH.sub.2     +                                                   ______________________________________                                          1Nap denotes 1naphthylalanine and NH.sub.2 denotes an amide group, e.g.,       carboxamide.                                                                   .sup.2 dValine is used at the 3position.                                 

C. Peptide Effects on IL-1 Induced E-Selectin (HUVEC Cells)

The compounds of the present invention were assayed for their ability to inhibit the expression of IL-1 induced E-selectin in HUVEC cells (human umbilical vein endothelial cells). HUVEC cells are grown to confluency in the wells of a 24-well microtiter plate. The compounds were serially diluted in DMEM/F12+0.1% BSA ("SFM") with 120 pM IL-1α. The cells were washed and then incubated with IL-1α and the compound to be tested for 15 minutes. The cells were again washed and incubated in SFM for 4 hours. The cells were washed and incubated with anti-selectin antibody for 30 minutes. Following antibody incubation, the cells were incubated with ¹²⁵ I Protein A and washed. The amount of ¹²⁵ I bound to the cells was then determined. The concentration of compounds required to inhibit 50% of IL-1 induced E-selectin expression is shown below.

                  TABLE 36                                                         ______________________________________                                         Peptide                   IC.sub.50                                            ______________________________________                                         FEWTPGYYQJYALPL (SEQ ID NO:358)                                                                          ++                                                   FEWTPGYWQJYALPL (SEQ ID NO:356)                                                                          ++                                                   FEWTPGWYQJYALPL (SEQ ID NO:409)                                                                          ++                                                   TANVSSFEWTPGYWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:11)                                                                     ++                                                   AcFEWTPGYWQJY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:324)                                                                   ++                                                   AcFEWTPGWYQJY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:318)                                                                   ++                                                   AcFEWTPGYYQJY-NH.sub.2 (SEQ ID NO:359)                                                                   ++                                                   AcFEWTPaYWQJY-NH.sub.2    ++                                                   AcFEWTPaWYQJY-NH.sub.2    ++                                                   AcFEWTPaYYQJY-NH.sub.2    ++                                                   ______________________________________                                    

D. Other Assays

Other biological assays that can be used to demonstrate the activity of the compounds of the present invention are disclosed in Dripps et al., (1991) J. Biol. Chem. 266(16):10331-10336, and Bird et al. (1991) J. Biol. Chem. 266(33):22662-22670, each of which is incorporated herein by reference.

EXAMPLE 3 Determination of Concentration Effecting Inhibition of IL-1α Binding

This example provides the results of experiments conducted to determine an approximate IC₅₀ for certain peptides of the invention. IC₅₀ as used herein refers to the concentration of a compound which will inhibit 50% of the binding between a receptor and its ligand, e.g. IL-1RtI and IL-1. Stock solutions of each peptide were prepared. The appropriate amount of the peptide was dissolved in DMSO, and then nineteen volumes of binding buffer (RPMI 1640, 1% BSA, 20 mM HEPES, pH 7.2-7.3, and 0.1% sodium azide) were added to yield a 1 mM peptide, 5% DMSO stock solution.

One assay utilized a truncated IL-1RtI which had been immobilized on 96-well plates with an appropriate antibody, typically a non-blocking high affinity antibody. In other assays, cells expressing "full-length" IL-1RtI were used with results that yielded IC₅₀ values about 5 to 10 fold lower than those determined using the truncated receptor. The cells were seeded onto Falcon 3072 96-well plates at about 10⁵ cells per well, and the plates were incubated overnight at 37° C. in media containing serum. The following morning, the cells were checked to ensure that the cells were confluent and adhered to the bottom of the wells.

According to either assay protocol, the plates were then washed three times with binding buffer, and then 50 μl of binding buffer and 25 μl of a peptide solution (either the stock solution or a dilution thereof; each stock was subjected to five three fold dilutions) were added to each well. Then 25 μl of binding buffer containing ¹²⁵ I-IL-1α (final concentration of 90 pM) were added to each well to begin the assay. Each assay was carried out in duplicate. The plates were then incubated for two hours at 40C. For peptides having particularly high affinities, the assay was run in 24 well plates allowing for higher levels of ligand (possible total volume of 2.5 ml instead of 100 μl in the 96 well plate), thereby minimizing the potential for ligand depletion.

After the two hour incubation, the wells were rinsed three times with ice cold PBS (a semi-automated cell harvesting device was used to conduct the rinse). The receptors or cells were then detached from the plates by adding 100 μl of 0.1N NaOH to each well and incubating the plates at room temperature for 20 minutes. After the 20 minute incubation, about 75 μl of the suspension was counted on a gamma counter, and the IC₅₀ for each peptide was determined using computer assistance and the results of the gamma counting.

All publications and patent documents cited in this application are incorporated by reference in their entirety for all purposes to the same extent as if each individual publication or patent document were so individually denoted.

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(ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 4                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Ala, Asp, Glu, Phe, Leu,                  Asn, Arg, Val or Tyr."                                                         (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 5                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Ala, Asp, Glu, Gln, Arg,                  Ser or Thr."                                                                   (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 6                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is His, Ile, Leu, Pro, Ser,                  Thr or Trp."                                                                   (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 7                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Ala, Glu, Phe, Lys, Asn,                  Gln, Arg, Ser or Tyr."                                                         (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 8                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Asp, Glu, Phe, Gln, Arg,                  Thr or Trp."                                                                   (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 9                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Ala, Asp, Pro, Ser, Thr                   or Trp."                                                                       (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Ala, Asp, Gly, Lys, Asn,                  Gln, Ser or Thr."                                                              (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Ala, Glu, Leu, Pro, Ser,                  Thr, Val or Tyr."                                                              (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 12                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Val, Leu, Ile, Glu, Pro,                  Gly, Tyr, Met, Thr or Asp."                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 13                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Tyr, Trp or Phe."                         (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 14                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Tyr, Trp or Phe."                         (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 16                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Pro or Azetidine."                        (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 18                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Ser, Ala, Val, or Leu."                   (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 19                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Val, Leu, Ile or Glu."                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 20                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Gln or Pro."                              (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:10:                                       XaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaGlnXaa                               151015                                                                         TyrXaaXaaXaaLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:11:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:11:                                       ThrAlaAsnValSerSerPheGluTrpThrProGlyTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:12:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 18 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:12:                                       SerTrpThrAspTyrGlyTyrTrpGlnProTyrAlaLeuProIleSer                               151015                                                                         GlyLeu                                                                         (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:13:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:13:                                       GluThrProPheThrTrpGluGluSerAsnAlaTyrTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:14:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:14:                                       GluAsnThrTyrSerProAsnTrpAlaAspSerMetTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:15:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:15:                                       SerValGlyGluAspHisAsnPheTrpThrSerGluTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:16:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:16:                                       AspGlyTyrAspArgTrpArgGlnSerGlyGluArgTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:17:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 1                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Asp or Tyr."                              (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 3                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Asp, Ser, Thr."                           (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 4                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Ser, Thr or Ala."                         (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 5                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Ser or Trp."                              (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 6                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Ser or Tyr."                              (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 7                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Asp, Gln, Glu or                          Val."                                                                          (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 8                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Asn, Ser, Lys, His or                     Trp."                                                                          (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 9                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Phe or Leu."                              (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Asp, Asn, Ser or Leu."                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Leu, Ile, Gln, Met or                     Ala."                                                                          (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:17:                                       XaaAsnXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaa                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:18:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 8 amino acids                                                      (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:18:                                       TrpTrpThrAspThrGlyLeuTrp                                                       15                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:19:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 8 amino acids                                                      (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:19:                                       TrpTrpThrAspAspGlyLeuTrp                                                       15                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:20:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:20:                                       TrpTrpAspThrArgGlyLeuTrpValTrpThrIle                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:21:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:21:                                       PheTrpGlyAsnAspGlyIleTrpLeuGluSerGly                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:22:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:22:                                       AspTrpAspGlnPheGlyLeuTrpArgGlyAlaAla                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:23:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:23:                                       ArgTrpAspAspAsnGlyLeuTrpValValValLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:24:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:24:                                       SerGlyMetTrpSerHisTyrGlyIleTrpMetGly                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:25:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:25:                                       GlyGlyArgTrpAspGlnAlaGlyLeuTrpValAla                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:26:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:26:                                       LysLeuTrpSerGluGlnGlyIleTrpMetGlyGlu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:27:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 10 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:27:                                       CysTrpSerMetHisGlyLeuTrpLeuCys                                                 1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:28:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:28:                                       GlyCysTrpAspAsnThrGlyIleTrpValProCys                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:29:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 10 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:29:                                       AspTrpAspThrArgGlyLeuTrpValTyr                                                 1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:30:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 10 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:30:                                       SerLeuTrpAspGluAsnGlyAlaTrpIle                                                 1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:31:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 10 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:31:                                       LysTrpAspAspArgGlyLeuTrpMetHis                                                 1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:32:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 10 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:32:                                       GlnAlaTrpAsnGluArgGlyLeuTrpThr                                                 1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:33:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 10 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:33:                                       GlnTrpAspThrArgGlyLeuTrpValAla                                                 1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:34:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 9 amino acids                                                      (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:34:                                       TrpAsnValHisGlyIleTrpGlnGlu                                                    15                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:35:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 10 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:35:                                       AspTrpAspThrArgGlyLeuTrpValAla                                                 1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:36:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 10 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:36:                                       SerTrpGlyArgAspGlyLeuTrpIleGlu                                                 1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:37:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 10 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:37:                                       GluTrpThrAspAsnGlyLeuTrpAlaLeu                                                 1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:38:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 10 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:38:                                       SerTrpAspGluLysGlyLeuTrpSerAla                                                 1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:39:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 10 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:39:                                       SerTrpAspSerSerGlyLeuTrpMetAsp                                                 1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:40:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:40:                                       ArgLeuValTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnArg                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:41:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:41:                                       SerHisLeuTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerValGln                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:42:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:42:                                       ThrLeuValTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerLeuGlnThr                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:43:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:43:                                       ArgGlyAspTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnSer                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:44:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:44:                                       ValHisValTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnThr                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:45:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:45:                                       ArgLeuValTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnThr                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:46:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:46:                                       SerArgValTrpPheGlnProTyrSerLeuGlnSer                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:47:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:47:                                       AsnMetValTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerIleGlnThr                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:48:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:48:                                       SerValValPheTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnThr                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:49:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:49:                                       ThrPheValTyrTrpGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:50:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:50:                                       ThrLeuValTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerIleGlnArg                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:51:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:51:                                       SerProValPheTrpGlnProTyrSerIleGlnIle                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:52:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:52:                                       TrpIleGluTrpTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnSer                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:53:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:53:                                       SerLeuIleTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerLeuGlnMet                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:54:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:54:                                       ThrArgLeuTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnArg                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:55:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:55:                                       ArgCysAspTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnThr                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:56:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:56:                                       MetArgValPheTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnAsn                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:57:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:57:                                       LysIleValTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnThr                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:58:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:58:                                       ArgHisLeuTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnArg                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:59:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:59:                                       AlaLeuValTrpTrpGlnProTyrSerGluGlnIle                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:60:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:60:                                       SerArgValTrpPheGlnProTyrSerLeuGlnSer                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:61:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 10 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:61:                                       TrpGluGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeuGlu                                                 1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:62:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 10 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:62:                                       ArgGluTyrGluGlnProTyrAlaLeuTrp                                                 1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:63:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 10 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:63:                                       GluGluTrpAlaGlnProTyrAlaPheLeu                                                 1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:64:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 10 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:64:                                       GlySerTrpGluGlnProTyrAlaMetVal                                                 1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:65:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 10 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:65:                                       AlaTrpTyrGlyProSerAsnLeuProVal                                                 1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:66:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:66:                                       GlnLeuValTrpTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnArg                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:67:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:67:                                       AspLeuArgTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnVal                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:68:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:68:                                       GluLeuValTrpTrpGlnProTyrSerLeuGlnLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:69:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:69:                                       AspLeuValTrpTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnTrp                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:70:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:70:                                       AsnGlyAsnTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerPheGlnVal                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:71:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:71:                                       GluLeuValTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerIleGlnArg                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:72:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:72:                                       TrpSerAsnTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnPro                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:73:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:73:                                       GlnTyrValTyrTrpGlnProLeuSerValGlnVal                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:74:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:74:                                       GluLeuMetTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnGlu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:75:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:75:                                       AsnLeuLeuTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerMetGlnAsp                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:76:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:76:                                       GlyTyrGluTrpTyrGlnProTyrSerValGlnArg                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:77:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:77:                                       SerArgValTrpTyrGlnProTyrSerValGlnArg                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:78:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:78:                                       LeuSerGluGlnTyrGlnProTyrSerValGlnArg                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:79:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:79:                                       GlyGlyGlyTrpTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnArg                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:80:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:80:                                       ValGlyArgTrpTyrGlnProTyrSerValGlnArg                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:81:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:81:                                       ValHisValTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnArg                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:82:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:82:                                       GlnAlaArgTrpTyrGlnProTyrSerValGlnArg                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:83:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:83:                                       ValHisValTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnThr                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:84:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:84:                                       ArgSerValTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnArg                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:85:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:85:                                       ThrArgValTrpPheGlnProTyrSerValGlnArg                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:86:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:86:                                       GlyArgIleTrpPheGlnProTyrSerValGlnArg                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:87:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:87:                                       GlyArgValTrpPheGlnProTyrSerValGlnArg                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:88:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:88:                                       AlaArgThrTrpTyrGlnProTyrSerValGlnArg                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:89:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:89:                                       GlyArgLeuTrpTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnArg                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:90:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:90:                                       HisArgIleTrpTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnArg                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:91:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:91:                                       GlyArgValTrpTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnArg                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:92:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:92:                                       AlaArgValTrpTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnMet                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:93:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:93:                                       ArgLeuMetPheTyrGlnProTyrSerValGlnArg                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:94:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:94:                                       GluSerMetTrpTyrGlnProTyrSerValGlnArg                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:95:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:95:                                       HisPheGlyTrpTrpGlnProTyrSerValHisMet                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:96:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:96:                                       AlaArgPheTrpTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnArg                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:97:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:97:                                       ArgLeuValTyrTrpGlnProTyrAlaProIleTyr                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:98:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:98:                                       ArgLeuValTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerTyrGlnThr                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:99:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:99:                                       ArgLeuValTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerLeuProIle                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:100:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:100:                                      ArgLeuValTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnAla                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:101:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:101:                                      ArgLeuValTyrTrpGlnProTrpAlaProIleTrp                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:102:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:102:                                      SerArgValTrpTyrGlnProTyrAlaLysGlyLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:103:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:103:                                      SerArgValTrpTyrGlnProTyrAlaGlnGlyLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:104:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:104:                                      SerArgValTrpTyrGlnProTyrAlaMetProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:105:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:105:                                      SerArgValTrpTyrGlnProTyrSerValGlnAla                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:106:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:106:                                      SerArgValTrpTyrGlnProTyrSerLeuGlyLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:107:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:107:                                      SerArgValTrpTyrGlnProTyrAlaArgGluLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:108:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:108:                                      SerArgValTrpTyrGlnProTyrSerArgGlnPro                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:109:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:109:                                      SerArgValTrpTyrGlnProTyrPheValGlnPro                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:110:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:110:                                      GluTyrGluTrpGlnTyrProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:111:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:111:                                      IleProGluTyrTrpGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:112:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:112:                                      SerArgIleTrpTrpGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:113:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:113:                                      AspProLeuPheTrpGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:114:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:114:                                      SerArgGlnTrpValGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:115:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:115:                                      IleArgSerTrpTrpGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:116:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:116:                                      ArgGlyTyrTrpGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:117:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:117:                                      ArgLeuLeuTrpValGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:118:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:118:                                      GluTyrArgTrpPheGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:119:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:119:                                      AspAlaTyrTrpValGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:120:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:120:                                      TrpSerGlyTyrPheGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:121:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:121:                                      AsnIleGluPheTrpGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:122:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:122:                                      ThrArgAspTrpValGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:123:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:123:                                      AspSerSerTrpTyrGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:124:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:124:                                      IleGlyAsnTrpTyrGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:125:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:125:                                      AsnLeuArgTrpAspGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:126:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:126:                                      LeuProGluPheTrpGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:127:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:127:                                      AspSerTyrTrpTrpGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:128:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:128:                                      ArgSerGlnTyrTyrGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:129:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:129:                                      AlaArgPheTrpLeuGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:130:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:130:                                      AsnSerTyrPheTrpGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:131:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:131:                                      GluSerPheTrpValGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:132:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:132:                                      ArgPheMetTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnArg                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:133:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:133:                                      AlaHisLeuPheTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnArg                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:134:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:134:                                      TrpGlyAsnTrpTrpGlnProTyrSerValHisArg                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:135:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 9 amino acids                                                      (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:135:                                      TrpTrpGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                    15                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:136:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 9 amino acids                                                      (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:136:                                      TyrTyrGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                    15                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:137:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 9 amino acids                                                      (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:137:                                      TyrPheGlnProTyrAlaLeuGlyLeu                                                    15                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:138:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 9 amino acids                                                      (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:138:                                      TyrPheGlnProTyrAlaLeuProPhe                                                    15                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:139:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 10 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:139:                                      ValTrpTyrGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                 1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:140:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 10 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:140:                                      ArgTrpTrpGlnProTyrAlaThrProLeu                                                 1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:141:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 10 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:141:                                      GlyTrpTyrGlnProTyrAlaLeuGlyPhe                                                 1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:142:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 10 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:142:                                      TyrTrpTyrGlnProTyrAlaLeuGlyLeu                                                 1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:143:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 10 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:143:                                      IleTrpTyrGlnProTyrAlaMetProLeu                                                 1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:144:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 10 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:144:                                      SerAsnMetGlnProTyrGlnArgLeuSer                                                 1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:145:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 20 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:145:                                      ThrPheValTyrTrpGlnProTyrAlaValGlyLeuPheAlaAlaGlu                               151015                                                                         ThrAlaCysAsn                                                                   20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:146:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 20 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:146:                                      ThrPheValTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnMetThrIleThrGly                               151015                                                                         LysValThrMet                                                                   20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:147:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 20 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:147:                                      ThrPheValTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerSerHisXaaXaaValProXaa                               151015                                                                         GlyPheProLeu                                                                   20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:148:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 20 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:148:                                      ThrPheValTyrTrpGlnProTyrTyrGlyAsnProGlnTrpAlaIle                               151015                                                                         HisValArgHis                                                                   20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:149:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 20 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:149:                                      ThrPheValTyrTrpGlnProTyrValLeuLeuGluLeuProGluGly                               151015                                                                         AlaValArgAla                                                                   20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:150:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 20 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:150:                                      ThrPheValTyrTrpGlnProTyrValAspTyrValTrpProIlePro                               151015                                                                         IleAlaGlnVal                                                                   20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:151:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 14 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: one-of (7,8)                                                     (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Pro or Gly."                              (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:151:                                      XaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaa                                     1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:152:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 14 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:152:                                      IleMetTrpPheCysGlnProGlyGlyAlaCysTyrSerVal                                     1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:153:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:153:                                      GlyTrpTyrGlnProTyrValAspGlyTrpArg                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:154:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:154:                                      ArgTrpGluGlnProTyrValLysAspGlyTrpSer                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:155:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:155:                                      GluTrpTyrGlnProTyrAlaLeuGlyTrpAlaArg                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:156:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 10 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:156:                                      GlyTrpTrpGlnProTyrAlaArgGlyLeu                                                 1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:157:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:157:                                      LeuPheGluGlnProTyrAlaLysAlaLeuGlyLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:158:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:158:                                      GlyTrpGluGlnProTyrAlaArgGlyLeuAlaGly                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:159:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:159:                                      AlaTrpValGlnProTyrAlaThrProLeuAspGlu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:160:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:160:                                      MetTrpTyrGlnProTyrSerSerGlnProAlaGlu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:161:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:161:                                      GlyTrpThrGlnProTyrSerGlnGlnGlyGluVal                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:162:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:162:                                      AspTrpPheGlnProTyrSerIleGlnSerAspGlu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:163:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:163:                                      ProTrpIleGlnProTyrAlaArgGlyPheGly                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:164:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:164:                                      ArgProLeuTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnVal                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:165:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:165:                                      ThrLeuIleTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnIle                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:166:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:166:                                      ArgPheAspTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerAspGlnThr                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:167:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:167:                                      TrpHisGlnPheValGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:168:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 17 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:168:                                      GluTrpAspSerValTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnThrLeuLeu                               151015                                                                         Arg                                                                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:169:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 17 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:169:                                      TrpGluGlnAsnValTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnSerPheAla                               151015                                                                         Asp                                                                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:170:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 16 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:170:                                      SerAspValValTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnSerLeuGluMet                               151015                                                                         (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:171:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 17 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:171:                                      TyrTyrAspGlyValTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnValMetPro                               151015                                                                         Ala                                                                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:172:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:172:                                      SerAspIleTrpTyrGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:173:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:173:                                      GlnArgIleTrpTrpGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:174:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:174:                                      SerArgIleTrpTrpGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:175:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:175:                                      ArgSerLeuTyrTrpGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:176:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:176:                                      ThrIleIleTrpGluGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:177:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:177:                                      TrpGluThrTrpTyrGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:178:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:178:                                      SerTyrAspTrpGluGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:179:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:179:                                      SerArgIleTrpCysGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:180:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:180:                                      GluIleMetPheTrpGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:181:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:181:                                      AspTyrValTrpGlnGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:182:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 15 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:182:                                      MetAspLeuLeuValGlnTrpTyrGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                  151015                                                                         (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:183:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 15 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:183:                                      GlySerLysValIleLeuTrpTyrGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                  151015                                                                         (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:184:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 15 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:184:                                      ArgGlnGlyAlaAsnIleTrpTyrGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                  151015                                                                         (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:185:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 15 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:185:                                      GlyGlyGlyAspGluProTrpTyrGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                  151015                                                                         (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:186:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 15 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:186:                                      SerGlnLeuGluArgThrTrpTyrGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                  151015                                                                         (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:187:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 15 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:187:                                      GluThrTrpValArgGluTrpTyrGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                  151015                                                                         (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:188:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 15 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:188:                                      LysLysGlySerThrGlnTrpTyrGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                  151015                                                                         (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:189:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 15 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:189:                                      LeuGlnAlaArgMetAsnTrpTyrGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                  151015                                                                         (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:190:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 15 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:190:                                      GluProArgSerGlnLysTrpTyrGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                  151015                                                                         (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:191:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 15 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:191:                                      ValLysGlnLysTrpArgTrpTyrGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                  151015                                                                         (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:192:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 15 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:192:                                      LeuArgArgHisAspTyrTrpTyrGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                  151015                                                                         (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:193:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 15 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:193:                                      ArgSerThrAlaSerIleTrpTyrGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                  151015                                                                         (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:194:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 15 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:194:                                      GluSerLysGluAspGlnTrpTyrGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                  151015                                                                         (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:195:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 15 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:195:                                      GluGlyLeuThrMetLysTrpTyrGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                  151015                                                                         (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:196:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 15 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:196:                                      GluGlySerArgGluGlyTrpTyrGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                  151015                                                                         (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:197:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:197:                                      ValIleGluTrpTrpGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:198:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:198:                                      ValTrpTyrTrpGluGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:199:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:199:                                      AlaSerGluTrpTrpGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:200:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:200:                                      PheTyrGluTrpTrpGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:201:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:201:                                      GluGlyTrpTrpValGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:202:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:202:                                      TrpGlyGluTrpLeuGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:203:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:203:                                      AspTyrValTrpGluGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:204:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:204:                                      AlaHisThrTrpTrpGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:205:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:205:                                      PheIleGluTrpPheGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:206:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:206:                                      TrpLeuAlaTrpGluGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:207:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:207:                                      ValMetGluTrpTrpGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:208:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:208:                                      GluArgMetTrpGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:209:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:209:                                      AspXaaXaaTrpXaaXaaProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:210:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:210:                                      TrpGlyAsnTrpTyrGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:211:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:211:                                      ThrLeuTyrTrpGluGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:212:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:212:                                      ValTrpArgTrpGluGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:213:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:213:                                      LeuLeuTrpThrGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:214:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:214:                                      SerArgIleTrpXaaXaaProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:215:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:215:                                      TrpGlyTyrTyrXaaXaaProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:216:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:216:                                      ThrSerGlyTrpTyrGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:217:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:217:                                      ValHisProTyrXaaXaaProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:218:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:218:                                      GluHisSerTyrPheGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:219:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:219:                                      XaaXaaIleTrpTyrGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:220:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:220:                                      AlaGlnLeuHisSerGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:221:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:221:                                      TrpAlaAsnTrpPheGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:222:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:222:                                      SerArgLeuTyrSerGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:223:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:223:                                      TyrTyrThrTrpGlnGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:224:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:224:                                      GlyValThrPheSerGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:225:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:225:                                      GlyValValTrpTyrGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:226:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:226:                                      SerIleValTrpSerGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:227:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:227:                                      TyrTyrSerTrpGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:228:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:228:                                      SerArgAspLeuValGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:229:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 17 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:229:                                      HisTrpGlyHisValTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnAspAspLeu                               151015                                                                         Gly                                                                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:230:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 17 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:230:                                      SerTrpHisSerValTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnSerValPro                               151015                                                                         Glu                                                                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:231:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 17 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:231:                                      TrpArgAspSerValTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnProGluSer                               151015                                                                         Ala                                                                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:232:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 17 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:232:                                      ThrTrpAspAlaValTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnLysTrpLeu                               151015                                                                         Asp                                                                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:233:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 17 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:233:                                      ThrProProTrpValTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnSerLeuAsp                               151015                                                                         Pro                                                                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:234:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 17 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:234:                                      TyrTrpSerSerValTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnSerValHis                               151015                                                                         Ser                                                                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:235:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 10 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:235:                                      TyrTrpTyrGlnProTyrAlaLeuGlyLeu                                                 1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:236:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 10 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:236:                                      TyrTrpTyrGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                 1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:237:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 10 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:237:                                      GluTrpIleGlnProTyrAlaThrGlyLeu                                                 1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:238:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 10 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:238:                                      AsnTrpGluGlnProTyrAlaLysProLeu                                                 1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:239:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 10 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:239:                                      AlaPheTyrGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                 1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:240:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 10 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:240:                                      PheLeuTyrGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                 1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:241:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 10 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:241:                                      ValCysLysGlnProTyrLeuGluTrpCys                                                 1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:242:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:242:                                      SerValGlyGluAspHisAsnPheTrpThrSerGluTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:243:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:243:                                      MetAsnAspGlnThrSerGluValSerThrPheProTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:244:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:244:                                      SerTrpSerGluAlaPheGluGlnProArgAsnLeuTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:245:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:245:                                      GlnTyrAlaGluProSerAlaLeuAsnAspTrpGlyTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:246:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:246:                                      AsnGlyAspTrpAlaThrAlaAspTrpSerAsnTyrTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:247:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 15 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:247:                                      ThrHisAspGluHisIleTyrTrpGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                  151015                                                                         (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:248:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:248:                                      MetLeuGluLysThrTyrThrThrTrpThrProGlyTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:249:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 20 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:249:                                      TrpSerAspProLeuThrArgAspAlaAspLeuTyrTrpGlnProTyr                               151015                                                                         AlaLeuProLeu                                                                   20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:250:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:250:                                      SerAspAlaPheThrThrGlnAspSerGlnAlaMetTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:251:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:251:                                      GlyAspAspAlaAlaTrpArgThrAspSerLeuThrTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:252:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:252:                                      AlaIleIleArgGlnLeuTyrArgTrpSerGluMetTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:253:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:253:                                      GluAsnThrTyrSerProAsnTrpAlaAspSerMetTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:254:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:254:                                      GluThrProPheThrTrpGluGluSerAsnAlaTyrTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:255:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:255:                                      AspGlyTyrAspArgTrpArgGlnSerGlyGluArgTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:256:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:256:                                      ThrAlaAsnValSerSerPheGluTrpThrProTyrTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:257:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:257:                                      GlnThrProPheThrTrpGluGluSerAsnAlaTyrTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:258:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:258:                                      GluAsnProPheThrTrpGlnGluSerAsnAlaTyrTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:259:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:259:                                      ValThrProPheThrTrpGluAspSerAsnValPheTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:260:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:260:                                      GlnIleProPheThrTrpGluGlnSerAsnAlaTyrTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:261:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:261:                                      GlnAlaProLeuThrTrpGlnGluSerAlaAlaTyrTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:262:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:262:                                      GluProThrPheThrTrpGluGluSerLysAlaThrTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:263:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:263:                                      ThrThrThrLeuThrTrpGluGluSerAsnAlaTyrTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:264:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:264:                                      GluSerProLeuThrTrpGluGluSerSerAlaLeuTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:265:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:265:                                      GluThrProLeuThrTrpGluGluSerAsnAlaTyrTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:266:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:266:                                      GluAlaThrPheThrTrpAlaGluSerAsnAlaTyrTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:267:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:267:                                      GluAlaLeuPheThrTrpLysGluSerThrAlaTyrTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:268:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 20 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:268:                                      SerThrProThrTrpGluGluSerAsnAlaTyrTyrTrpGlnProTyr                               151015                                                                         AlaLeuProLeu                                                                   20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:269:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:269:                                      GluThrProPheThrTrpGluGluSerAsnAlaTyrTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:270:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:270:                                      LysAlaProPheThrTrpGluGluSerGlnAlaTyrTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:271:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:271:                                      SerThrSerPheThrTrpGluGluSerAsnAlaTyrTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:272:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:272:                                      AspSerThrPheThrTrpGluGluSerAsnAlaTyrTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:273:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:273:                                      TyrIleProPheThrTrpGluGluSerAsnAlaTyrTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:274:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:274:                                      GlnThrAlaPheThrTrpGluGluSerAsnAlaTyrTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:275:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:275:                                      GluThrLeuPheThrTrpGluGluSerAsnAlaThrTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:276:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:276:                                      ValSerSerPheThrTrpGluGluSerAsnAlaTyrTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:277:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 16 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:277:                                      AlaAspValLeuTyrTrpGlnProTyrAlaProValThrLeuTrpVal                               151015                                                                         (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:278:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 17 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:278:                                      GlyAspValAlaGluTyrTrpGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeuThrSer                               151015                                                                         Leu                                                                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:279:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 18 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:279:                                      SerTrpThrAspTyrGlyTyrTrpGlnProTyrAlaLeuProIleSer                               151015                                                                         GlyLeu                                                                         (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:280:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:280:                                      AspAsnSerSerTrpTyrAspSerPheLeuLeu                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:281:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:281:                                      Thissequencehasbeenintentionallyskipped                                        (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:282:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 5                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="naphthylalanine."                                (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:282:                                      SerHisLeuTyrAlaGlnProTyrSerValGlnMet                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:283:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 5                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="naphthylalanine."                                (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:283:                                      ThrLeuValTyrAlaGlnProTyrSerLeuGlnThr                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:284:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 5                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="naphthylalanine."                                (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:284:                                      ArgGlyAspTyrAlaGlnProTyrSerValGlnSer                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:285:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 5                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="naphthylalanine."                                (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:285:                                      AsnMetValTyrAlaGlnProTyrSerIleGlnThr                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:286:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 9 amino acids                                                      (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:286:                                      ValTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerValGln                                                    15                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:287:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 9 amino acids                                                      (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 3                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="naphthylalanine."                                (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:287:                                      ValTyrAlaGlnProTyrSerValGln                                                    15                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:288:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 7                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is azetidine."                               (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:288:                                      ThrPheValTyrTrpGlnXaaTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:289:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 9 amino acids                                                      (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:289:                                      ValTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerValGln                                                    15                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:290:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 5                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="naphthylalanine."                                (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:290:                                      ArgLeuValTyrAlaGlnProTyrSerValGlnArg                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:291:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:291:                                      ArgLeuAspTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnArg                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:292:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:292:                                      ArgLeuValTrpPheGlnProTyrSerValGlnArg                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:293:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:293:                                      ArgLeuValTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerIleGlnArg                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:294:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:294:                                      Thisapplicationhasbeenintentionallyskipped                                     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:295:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:295:                                      TrpTrpThrAspAspGlyLeuTrpAlaSerGlySer                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:296:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 4 amino acids                                                      (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:296:                                      AlaSerGlySer                                                                   (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:297:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 12                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="C-terminal Ile is amidated."                     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:297:                                      TyrTrpAspThrArgGlyLeuTrpValTyrThrIle                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:298:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 1                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Asp, Glu, Gln, Ser, Thr,                  Val or Tyr."                                                                   (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 2                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Ala, Asp, Gly, Ile, Asn,                  Ser, Thr, Val."                                                                (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 3                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Ala, Gly, Leu, Asn,                       Pro, Ser, Thr, or Tyr."                                                        (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 4                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Asp, Glu, Phe, Leu,                       Val or Tyr."                                                                   (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 5                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Asp, Arg, Ser or Thr."                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 6                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is His, Pro, Ser or Trp."                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 7                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Glu, Phe, Asn,                            Gln, Arg, Ser."                                                                (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 8                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Asp, Glu, Phe, Gln or                     Trp."                                                                          (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 9                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Ser, Thr or Trp."                         (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Asp, Gly, Lys, Asn,                       Gln, Ser or Thr."                                                              (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Ala, Glu, Pro, Ser or                     Tyr."                                                                          (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 12                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Val, Leu, Ile, Glu, Pro,                  Gly, Tyr, Met, Thr or Asp."                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 13                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Tyr, Trp or Phe."                         (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 14                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Tyr, Trp or Phe."                         (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 16                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Pro or Azetidine."                        (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 18                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Ser, Ala, Val, or Leu."                   (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 19                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Val, Leu, Ile or Glu."                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 20                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Gln or Pro."                              (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:298:                                      XaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaGlnXaa                               151015                                                                         TyrXaaXaaXaaLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:299:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 7                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:299:                                      ThrPheValTyrTrpGlnXaaAlaLeuProLeu                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:300:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:300:                                      XaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaProTyrSerValGlnArg                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:301:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:301:                                      ArgLeuValTyrTrpGlnXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaa                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:302:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:302:                                      SerArgValTrpTyrGlnXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaa                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:303:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:303:                                      XaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:304:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:304:                                      ArgLeuValTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnArg                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:305:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 9 amino acids                                                      (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:305:                                      XaaXaaGlnProTyrXaaXaaXaaXaa                                                    15                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:306:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 10 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:306:                                      XaaXaaXaaGlnProTyrXaaXaaXaaXaa                                                 1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:307:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 20 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:307:                                      ThrPheValTyrTrpGlnProTyrXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaa                               151015                                                                         XaaXaaXaaXaa                                                                   20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:308:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:308:                                      XaaXaaXaaGlnProTyrXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaa                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:309:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 17 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:309:                                      XaaXaaXaaXaaValTyrTrpGlnProTyrSerValGlnXaaXaaXaa                               151015                                                                         Xaa                                                                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:310:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:310:                                      XaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:311:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 15 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:311:                                      XaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaTrpTyrGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                  151015                                                                         (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:312:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:312:                                      XaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:313:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 14 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 13                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 14                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="C-terminal Tyr is amidated."                     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:313:                                      PheThrTrpGluGluSerAsnAlaTyrTyrTrpGlnXaaTyr                                     1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:314:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 1                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Asp or Tyr."                              (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 3                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Asp or Ser."                              (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: one-of (5,8)                                                     (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Ser or Trp."                              (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 6                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Ser or Tyr."                              (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 7                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Asp or Val."                              (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 8                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Ser or Trp."                              (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 9                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Phe or Leu."                              (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Asp or Leu."                              (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:314:                                      XaaAsnXaaSerXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaXaaLeu                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:315:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="C-terminal Tyr is amidated."                     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:315:                                      PheGluTrpThrProGlyTyrTrpGlnProTyr                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:316:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="C-terminal Tyr is amidated."                     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:316:                                      PheGluTrpThrProGlyTyrTrpGlnXaaTyr                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:317:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="C-terminal Tyr is amidated."                     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:317:                                      PheGluTrpThrProGlyTrpTyrGlnXaaTyr                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:318:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 1                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="N-terminal Phe is                                acetylated."                                                                   (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="C-terminal Tyr is amidated."                     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:318:                                      PheGluTrpThrProGlyTrpTyrGlnXaaTyr                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:319:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 8                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is phosphotyrosine."                         (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="C-terminal Tyr is amidated."                     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:319:                                      PheGluTrpThrProGlyTrpXaaGlnXaaTyr                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:320:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="C-terminal Tyr is amidated."                     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:320:                                      PheAlaTrpThrProGlyTyrTrpGlnXaaTyr                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:321:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="C-terminal Tyr is amidated."                     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:321:                                      PheGluTrpAlaProGlyTyrTrpGlnXaaTyr                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:322:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="C-terminal Tyr is amidated."                     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:322:                                      PheGluTrpValProGlyTyrTrpGlnXaaTyr                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:323:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="C-terminal Tyr is amidated."                     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:323:                                      PheGluTrpThrProGlyTyrTrpGlnXaaTyr                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:324:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 1                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="N-terminal Phe is                                acetylated."                                                                   (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="C-terminal Tyr is amidated."                     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:324:                                      PheGluTrpThrProGlyTyrTrpGlnXaaTyr                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:325:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="C-terminal is amidated p-                        benzoyl-L- phenylalanine."                                                     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:325:                                      PheGluTrpThrProGlyTyrTyrGlnXaaXaa                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:326:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 6                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is sarcosine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="C-terminal Tyr is amidated."                     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:326:                                      PheGluTrpThrProXaaTrpTyrGlnXaaTyr                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:327:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="C-terminal Tyr is amidated."                     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:327:                                      PheGluTrpThrProGlyTyrTyrGlnProTyr                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:328:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="C-terminal Tyr is amidated."                     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:328:                                      PheGluTrpThrProGlyTrpTrpGlnProTyr                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:329:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="C-terminal Tyr is amidated."                     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:329:                                      PheGluTrpThrProAsnTyrTrpGlnProTyr                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:330:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 10 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: one-of(1, 3)                                                     (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is phosphotyrosine."                         (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 5                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 2                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is naphthylalanine."                         (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:330:                                      XaaXaaXaaGlnXaaTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                 1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:331:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 15 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:331:                                      PheGluTrpThrProGlyTyrTrpGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                  151015                                                                         (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:332:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 18 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 13                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:332:                                      PheThrTrpGluGluSerAsnAlaTyrTyrTrpGlnXaaTyrAlaLeu                               151015                                                                         ProLeu                                                                         (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:333:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 14 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 14                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is tyrosinamide."                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:333:                                      PheThrTrpGluGluSerAsnAlaTyrTyrTrpGlnProXaa                                     1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:334:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:334:                                      AspAsnThrAlaTrpTyrGluSerPheLeuAla                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:335:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:335:                                      AspAsnThrAlaTrpTyrGluAsnPheLeuLeu                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:336:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 10 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is tyrosinamide."                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:336:                                      GluTrpThrProGlyTyrTrpGlnProXaa                                                 1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:337:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is tyrosinamide."                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:337:                                      AlaGluTrpThrProGlyTyrTrpGlnXaaXaa                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:338:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is tyrosinamide."                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:338:                                      PheGluAlaThrProGlyTyrTrpGlnXaaXaa                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:339:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is tyrosinamide."                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:339:                                      PheGluTrpThrAlaGlyTyrTrpGlnXaaXaa                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:340:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is tyrosinamide."                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:340:                                      PheGluTrpThrProAlaTyrTrpGlnXaaXaa                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:341:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is tyrosinamide."                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:341:                                      PheGluTrpThrProGlyAlaTrpGlnXaaXaa                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:342:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is tyrosinamide."                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:342:                                      PheGluTrpThrProGlyTyrAlaGlnXaaXaa                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:343:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is tyrosinamide."                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:343:                                      PheGluTrpThrProGlyTyrTrpAlaXaaXaa                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:344:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="C-terminal Ala is amidated."                     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:344:                                      PheGluTrpThrProGlyTyrTrpGlnXaaAla                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:345:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is tyrosinamide."                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:345:                                      PheGluTrpThrGlyGlyTyrTrpGlnXaaAla                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:346:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: one-of(5, 10)                                                    (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is tyrosinamide."                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:346:                                      PheGluTrpThrXaaGlyTyrTrpGlnXaaXaa                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:347:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 5                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is pipecolic acid."                          (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="C-terminal Tyr is amidated."                     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:347:                                      PheGluTrpThrXaaGlyTyrTrpGlnXaaTyr                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:348:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 6                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is aminoisobutyric                           acid."                                                                         (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="C-terminal Tyr is amidated."                     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:348:                                      PheGluTrpThrProXaaTyrTrpGlnXaaTyr                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:349:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 5                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is sarcosine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="C-terminal Tyr is amidated."                     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:349:                                      PheGluTrpThrXaaGlyTyrTrpGlnXaaTyr                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:350:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is tyrosinamide."                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:350:                                      PheGluTrpThrProAsnTyrTrpGlnXaaXaa                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:351:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is tyrosinamide."                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:351:                                      PheGluTrpThrValProTyrTrpGlnXaaXaa                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:352:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 12 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 7                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:352:                                      ThrPheValTyrTrpGlnXaaTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                           1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:353:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:353:                                      TyrIleProPheThrTrpGluGluSerAsnAlaTyrTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:354:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:354:                                      AspGlyTyrAspArgTrpArgGlnSerGlyGluArgTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:355:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:355:                                      Thissequencehasbeenintentionallyskipped                                        (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:356:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 15 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:356:                                      PheGluTrpThrProGlyTyrTrpGlnXaaTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                  151015                                                                         (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:357:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 17 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 17                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="C-terminal Asp is amidated."                     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:357:                                      PheGluTrpThrProGlyTyrTrpGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeuSer                               151015                                                                         Asp                                                                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:358:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 15 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:358:                                      PheGluTrpThrProGlyTyrTyrGlnXaaTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                  151015                                                                         (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:359:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 1                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="N-terminal Phe is acetylated."                   (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is tyrosinamide."                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:359:                                      PheGluTrpThrProGlyTyrTyrGlnXaaXaa                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:360:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 8                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is p-                                        benzoyl-L- phenylalanine."                                                     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is tyrosinamide."                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:360:                                      PheGluTrpThrProGlyTyrXaaGlnXaaXaa                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:361:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 1                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="N-terminal Phe is                                acetylated."                                                                   (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="C-terminal p-                                    benzoyl-L- phenylalanine is                                                    amidated."                                                                     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:361:                                      PheGluTrpThrProGlyTyrTyrGlnXaaXaa                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:362:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 1                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="N-terminal Phe is                                acetylated."                                                                   (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 8                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is p-                                        benzoyl-L- phenylalanine."                                                     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is tyrosinamide."                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:362:                                      PheGluTrpThrProGlyTyrXaaGlnXaaXaa                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:363:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 7                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is p-                                        benzoyl-L- phenylalanine."                                                     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is tyrosinamide."                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:363:                                      PheGluTrpThrProGlyXaaTyrGlnXaaXaa                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:364:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 1                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="N-terminal Phe is                                acetylated."                                                                   (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 7                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is p-                                        benzoyl-L- phenylalanine."                                                     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is tyrosinamide."                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:364:                                      PheGluTrpThrProGlyXaaTyrGlnXaaXaa                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:365:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 1                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is p-                                        benzoyl-L- phenylalanine."                                                     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is tyrosinamide."                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:365:                                      XaaGluTrpThrProGlyTyrTyrGlnXaaXaa                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:366:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 1                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is acetylated p-                             benzoyl-L- phenylalanine."                                                     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is tyrosinamide."                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:366:                                      XaaGluTrpThrProGlyTyrTyrGlnXaaXaa                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:367:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 1                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is 1-naphthylalanine."                       (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is tyrosinamide."                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:367:                                      XaaGluTrpThrProGlyTyrTyrGlnXaaXaa                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:368:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is tyrosinamide."                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:368:                                      TyrGluTrpThrProGlyTyrTyrGlnXaaXaa                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:369:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is tyrosinamide."                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:369:                                      PheGluTrpValProGlyTyrTyrGlnXaaXaa                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:370:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:370:                                      GlnGlyTrpLeuThrTrpGlnAspSerValAspMetTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:371:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:371:                                      PheSerGluAlaGlyTyrThrTrpProGluAsnThrTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:372:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:372:                                      ThrGluSerProGlyGlyLeuAspTrpAlaLysIleTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:373:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 7 amino acids                                                      (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:373:                                      GlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                          15                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:374:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 21 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:374:                                      ThrAlaAsnValSerSerPheGluTrpThrProGlyTyrTrpGlnPro                               151015                                                                         TyrAlaLeuProLeu                                                                20                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:375:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is azetidine."                               (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:375:                                      XaaXaaXaaXaaProGlyTyrTyrGlnXaaTyr                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:376:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 3                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is p-                                        benzoyl-L- phenylalanine."                                                     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is tyrosinamide."                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:376:                                      PheGluXaaThrProGlyTyrTyrGlnXaaXaa                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:377:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 1                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="N-terminal Phe is                                acetylated."                                                                   (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 3                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is p-                                        benzoyl-L- phenylalanine."                                                     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is tyrosinamide."                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:377:                                      PheGluXaaThrProGlyTyrTyrGlnXaaXaa                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:378:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 1                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is p-                                        benzoyl-L- phenylalanine."                                                     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is tyrosinamide."                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:378:                                      XaaGluTrpThrProGlyTyrTyrGlnXaaXaa                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:379:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 1                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is acetylated p-                             benzoyl-L- phenylalanine."                                                     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is tyrosinamide."                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:379:                                      XaaGluTrpThrProGlyTyrTyrGlnXaaXaa                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:380:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 7                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is p-                                        benzoyl-L- phenylalanine."                                                     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is tyrosinamide."                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:380:                                      PheGluTrpThrProGlyXaaTyrGlnXaaXaa                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:381:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 1                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="N-terminal Phe is                                acetylated."                                                                   (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 7                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is p-                                        benzoyl-L- phenylalanine."                                                     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 11                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is tyrosinamide."                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:381:                                      PheGluTrpThrProGlyXaaTyrGlnXaaXaa                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:382:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 17 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:382:                                      XaaXaaXaaXaaAspAsnThrAlaTrpTyrGluSerPheLeuLeuXaa                               151015                                                                         Xaa                                                                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:383:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 17 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:383:                                      ProAlaArgGluAspAsnThrAlaTrpTyrAspSerPheLeuIleTrp                               151015                                                                         Cys                                                                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:384:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 17 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:384:                                      ThrSerGluTyrAspAsnThrThrTrpTyrGluLysPheLeuAlaSer                               151015                                                                         Gln                                                                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:385:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 17 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:385:                                      SerGlnIleProAspAsnThrAlaTrpTyrGlnSerPheLeuLeuHis                               151015                                                                         Gly                                                                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:386:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 17 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:386:                                      SerProPheIleAspAsnThrAlaTrpTyrGluAsnPheLeuLeuThr                               151015                                                                         Tyr                                                                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:387:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 17 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:387:                                      GluGlnIleTyrAspAsnThrAlaTrpTyrAspHisPheLeuLeuSer                               151015                                                                         Tyr                                                                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:388:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 17 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:388:                                      ThrProPheIleAspAsnThrAlaTrpTyrGluAsnPheLeuLeuThr                               151015                                                                         Tyr                                                                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:389:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 17 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:389:                                      ThrTyrThrTyrAspAsnThrAlaTrpTyrGluArgPheLeuMetSer                               151015                                                                         Tyr                                                                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:390:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 17 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:390:                                      ThrMetThrGlnAspAsnThrAlaTrpTyrGluAsnPheLeuLeuSer                               151015                                                                         Tyr                                                                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:391:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 17 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:391:                                      XaaXaaAspAsnThrAlaTrpTyrGluSerPheLeuLeuXaaXaaXaa                               151015                                                                         Xaa                                                                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:392:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 17 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:392:                                      ThrIleAspAsnThrAlaTrpTyrAlaAsnLeuValGlnThrTyrPro                               151015                                                                         Gln                                                                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:393:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 17 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:393:                                      ThrIleAspAsnThrAlaTrpTyrGluArgPheLeuAlaGlnTyrPro                               151015                                                                         Asp                                                                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:394:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 17 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:394:                                      HisIleAspAsnThrAlaTrpTyrGluAsnPheLeuLeuThrTyrThr                               151015                                                                         Pro                                                                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:395:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 17 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:395:                                      SerGlnAspAsnThrAlaTrpTyrGluAsnPheLeuLeuSerTyrLys                               151015                                                                         Ala                                                                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:396:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 17 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:396:                                      GlnIleAspAsnThrAlaTrpTyrGluArgPheLeuLeuGlnTyrAsn                               151015                                                                         Ala                                                                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:397:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 17 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:397:                                      AsnGlnAspAsnThrAlaTrpTyrGluSerPheLeuLeuGlnTyrAsn                               151015                                                                         Thr                                                                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:398:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 17 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:398:                                      ThrIleAspAsnThrAlaTrpTyrGluAsnPheLeuLeuAsnHisAsn                               151015                                                                         Leu                                                                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:399:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 17 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:399:                                      HisTyrAspAsnThrAlaTrpTyrGluArgPheLeuGlnGlnGlyTrp                               151015                                                                         His                                                                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:400:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 15 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is azetidine."                               (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:400:                                      PheGluTrpThrProGlyTrpTyrGlnXaaTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                  151015                                                                         (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:401:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 8 amino acids                                                      (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: one-of(1, 2, 7, 8)                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is any amino acid."                          (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 4                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Pro or Azetidine."                        (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 6                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Ser, Ala, Val or Leu."                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:401:                                      XaaXaaGlnXaaTyrXaaXaaXaa                                                       15                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:402:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 15 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:402:                                      PheGluTrpThrProGlyTrpTyrGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                  151015                                                                         (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:403:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 15 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:403:                                      PheGluTrpThrProGlyTyrTyrGlnProTyrAlaLeuProLeu                                  151015                                                                         (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:404:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 14 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 13                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 14                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is amidated p-                               benzoyl-L- phenylalanine."."                                                   (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:404:                                      PheGluTrpThrProGlyTyrTyrGlyTyrTyrGlnXaaXaa                                     1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:405:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: Region                                                           (B) LOCATION: 10                                                               (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /note="Xaa is Azetidine."                               (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:405:                                      PheGluTrpThrProGlyTyrTyrGlnXaaTyr                                              1510                                                                           __________________________________________________________________________ 

We claim:
 1. A method of antagonizing action of Interleukin-1 on an interleukin-1 type I receptor, the method comprising contacting the receptor with a compound that binds to an interleukin-1 type I receptor having from about 11 to 40 amino acids in length and a core sequence of amino selected from the group consisting of:FEWTPGYWQPY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:315); FEWTPGYWQHY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:316); FEWTPGWYQJY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:317); AcFEWTPGWYQJY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:318); FEWTPGW-pY-QJY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:319); FAWTPGYWQJY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO.320); FEWAPGYWQJY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:321); FEWVPGYWQJY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:322); FEWTPGYWQJY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:323); AcFEWTPGYWQJY-NH (SEQ ID NO:324); FEWTPaWYQJY-NH2; FEWTP-Sar-WYQJY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:326); FEWTPGYYQPY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:327); FEWTPGWWQPY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:328); FEWTPNYWQPY-NH2 (SEQ ID NO:329); FEWTPvYWQJY-NH2; FEWT-Pec-GYWQJY-NH₂ (SEQ ID NO:347); FEWTP-Aib-YWQJY-NH₂ (SEQ ID NO:348); FEWT-Sar-GYWQJY-NH₂ (SEQ NO:349); FEWTPGYWQPYALPL (SEQ ID NO:331); 1-Nap-EWTPGYYQJY-NH₂ (SEQ ID NO:367); YEWTPGYYQJY-NH₂ (SEQ ID NO:368); FEWVPGYYQJY-NH₂ (SEQ ID NO:369); FEWTPsYYQJY-NH₂ ; AND FEWTPnYYQJY-NH₂ ; where AcF is acetylated phenylalanine, Y-NH2 is tyrosinamide, -pY- is phosphotyrosine, -Sar- is sarcosine, -Pec- is pipecolic acid, a is d-alanine, v is d-valine, d is d-asparagine, s is d-serine, and -Aib- is aminoisobutyric acid. 